Effect Of Awareness and Occupatıonal Practıces On Menopausal Women's Psychologıcal Wellbeıng And Menopausal Symptoms

Experiment 1 Group Intervention: In the first session preparation session; face-to-face meeting with the women in the experimental group and then general information about the definition, purpose and applications of the mindfulness-based practice will be given, and the lack of information about the practice, if any, will be eliminated by receiving feedback from the women. The importance of regular and timely participation in the application will be emphasised, application days will be determined and phone numbers will be taken to contact women for online applications. Then, the pre-test data consisting of Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale will be filled out by obtaining voluntary consent. In the first session, before starting the Awareness Practice, women will be focused on the moment with a 3-minute breathing exercise and then continue with the raisin exercise.

Experiment 2 Group Intervention: In the first session preparation session, the women in the experimental group will be introduced face-to-face and then general information will be given about the definition, purpose and applications of the occupational practice, and the lack of information about the practice will be eliminated by receiving feedback from the women. The importance of regular and timely participation in the application will be emphasised, application days will be determined and phone numbers will be taken to contact women for online applications. Then, the pre-test data consisting of Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale will be filled out by obtaining voluntary consent. Before starting the Busyness Practice, women will be asked to choose the practice that they can do within the scope of the busyness practice such as 'hand knitting, wood painting, charcoal, origami, bead work, jewellery design, painting tables with

Experiment 3 Group Intervention: In the first session preparation session, the women in the experimental group will be introduced face-to-face and then general information will be given about the definition, purpose and applications of the occupational practice, and the lack of information about the practice will be eliminated by receiving feedback from the women. The importance of regular and timely participation in the application will be emphasised, application days will be determined and phone numbers will be taken to contact women for online applications. Then, the pre-test data consisting of Personal Information Form, Psychological Well-Being Scale, Menopause Symptoms Assessment Scale will be filled out by obtaining voluntary consent. In the first session, before starting the Mindfulness-Based Engagement Practice, women will be focused on the moment with a 3-minute breathing exercise, followed by a raisin exercise.