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dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Debra
dc.contributor.authorSeib, Charrlotte
dc.contributor.authorMcGuire, Amanda
dc.contributor.authorPorter-Steele, Janine
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-04T22:51:15Z
dc.date.available2018-01-04T22:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.identifier.issn0378-5122
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.maturitas.2015.02.263
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/172181
dc.description.abstractMenopausal transition can be challenging for many women. This study tested the effectiveness of an intervention delivered in different modes in decreasing menopausal symptoms in midlife women. The Women's Wellness Program (WWP) intervention was delivered to 225 Australian women aged between 40 and 65 years through three modes (i.e., on-line independent, face-to-face with nurse consultations, and on-line with virtual nurse consultations). All women in the study were provided with a 12-week Program Book outlining healthy lifestyle behaviors while women in the consultation groups were supported by a registered nurse who provide tailored health education and assisted with individual goal setting for exercise, healthy eating, smoking and alcohol consumption. Pre- and post-intervention data were collected on menopausal symptoms (Greene Climacteric Scale), health related quality of life (SF12), and modifiable lifestyle factors. Linear mixed-effect models showed an average 0.87 and 1.23 point reduction in anxiety (p < 0.01) and depression scores (p < 0.01) over time in all groups. Results also demonstrated reduced vasomotor symptoms (β = −0.19, SE = 0.10, p = 0.04) and sexual dysfunction (β = −0.17, SE = 0.06, p < 0.01) in all participants though women in the face-to-face group generally reported greater reductions than women in the other groups. This lifestyle intervention embedded within a wellness framework has the potential to reduce menopausal symptoms and improve quality of life in midlife women thus potentially enhancing health and well-being in women as they age. Of course, study replication is needed to confirm the intervention effects.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom69
dc.relation.ispartofpageto75
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalMaturitas
dc.relation.ispartofvolume81
dc.subject.fieldofresearchClinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchReproductive medicine not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBiomedical and clinical sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHealth sciences
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3202
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode321599
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode32
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode42
dc.titleDecreasing menopausal symptoms in women undertaking a web-based multi-modal lifestyle intervention: The Women's Wellness Program
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorMcGuire, Amanda M.
gro.griffith.authorSeib, Charrlotte
gro.griffith.authorPorter-Steele, Janine P.


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