The Effect of Nursing Support Program for Women in Surgical Menopause on Their Life Quality

It was discussed about the operation and surgical menopause that the woman will undergo after hospitalization for the operation. Education was given including the problems experienced during menopause and the approaches used to cope with them. Progressive relaxation exercises were taught and practiced. In order to carry out these procedures, an interview of approximately 45-60 minutes was held with each woman. During the program, four planned meetings were held. One of them was face-to-face and the others were phone calls. During the phone calls, the symptoms experienced by the women and their coping methods were discussed and the questions of the women were answered. The average of each phone call was 20-30 minutes.

Routine nursing care was given to the control group. The clinical routine has not been exceeded. It includes discharge training for the surgery.