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Review
. 2015 Mar 20;17(3):e18944.
doi: 10.5812/ircmj.18944. eCollection 2015 Mar.

Empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women: a review

Mansoureh Yazdkhasti  1 , Masoumeh Simbar  2 , Fatemeh Abdi  3
Affiliations
Review

Empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women: a review

Mansoureh Yazdkhasti et al. Iran Red Crescent Med J. .

Abstract

Context: Menopause is described as a period of psychological difficulties that changes the lifestyle of women in multiple ways. Menopausal women require more information about their physical and psychosocial needs. Empowerment during the menopause can contribute to improving the perception of this stage and the importance of self-care. It is essential to increase women's awareness and adaptation to menopause, using empowerment programs. The aim of this study was to review the empowerment and coping strategies in menopause women.

Evidence acquisition: In this review, PubMed, EMBASE, ISI, and Iranian databases were scanned for relevant literature. A comprehensive search was performed, using the combinations of the keywords "empowerment, menopause, coping with" to review relevant literature and higher education journals.

Results: Most interventions for menopause women have focused on educational intervention, physical activity/exercise, healthy diet, stress management, healthy behaviors, preventing certain diseases and osteoporosis. Health education intervention strategy is one of the alternative strategies for improving women's attitudes and coping with menopause symptoms, identified as severalof the subcategories of health promotion programs.

Conclusions: Empowerment of menopausal women will guarantee their health during the last third of their life. It will also help them benefit from their final years of reproductive life. The results of the present study can pave the way for future research about women's health promotion and empowerment.

Keywords: Coping with.; Empowerment; Menopause.

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