Table 2.
Comparison of mean scores of health-promoting behaviors and menopausal symptoms scores between experimental and control groups in three stages of evaluation (n = 72).
| Parameter | Group | Evaluations | Within-group comparison (p value)∗ | Between-group comparison (p value)∗ | Between-group comparison at the end of 6-month follow-up (p value)∗∗ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before the intervention, mean (SD) | Immediately after the intervention, mean (SD) | After 6-month follow-up, mean (SD) | |||||
| Health-promoting behaviors | |||||||
| Health responsibility | E | 18.08 (4.02) | 21.70 (1.50) | 27.78 (0.67) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 17.34 (1.78) | 18.05 (1.76) | 15.02 (1.80) | <0.001 | |||
| Physical activities | E | 14.83 (2.12) | 20.29 (1.72) | 23.62 (1.51) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 13.08 (1.31) | 12.77 (1.35) | 15.82 (1.29) | <0.001 | |||
| Nutrition | E | 21.56 (2.64) | 22.94 (1.79) | 28.00 (0.52) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 17.91 (1.68) | 18.17 (1.44) | 18.20 (1.98) | 0.36 | |||
| Spiritual growth | E | 22.78 (3.21) | 23.32 (2.18) | 27.86 (0.88) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 18.45 (1.88) | 18.60 (1.80) | 17.51 (2.18) | <0.01 | |||
| Interpersonal relations | E | 21.35 (3.33) | 23.18 (1.72) | 27.86 (0.88) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 17.71 (2.05) | 17.20 (2.15) | 17.51 (2.18) | 0.07 | |||
| Stress management | E | 19.10 (3.42) | 20.59 (1.93) | 24.86 (0.78) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 15.48 (1.61) | 15.62 (1.29) | 16.68 (1.54) | <0.01 | |||
| Overall health promoting behavior score | E | 117.72 (14.60) | 132.05 (8.98) | 159.83 (3.89) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 100.00 (8.81) | 100.62 (8.71) | 101.42 (8.80) | <0.01 | |||
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| Menopausal symptoms scores | |||||||
| Psychological symptoms | E | 3.13 (3.03) | 3.25 (3.01) | 2.24 (2.91) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 4.42 (3.77) | 5.54 (4.61) | 8.85 (4.05) | <0.001 | |||
| Somato-vegetative symptoms | E | 4.81 (3.47) | 4.78 (3.37) | 3.43 (3.09) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 5.52 (3.10) | 6.94 (2.98) | 9.80 (2.50) | <0.001 | |||
| Urogenital symptoms | E | 1.48 (1.81) | 1.50 (1.80) | 1.05 (1.88) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 2.14 (2.10) | 2.97 (2.45) | 5.62 (2.22) | <0.001 | |||
| Overall MRS score | E | 9.43 (6.97) | 9.40 (6.89) | 6.72 (6.55) | <0.001 | <0.001 | <0.001 |
| C | 12.14 (7.24) | 15.45 (8.13) | 24.28 (7.25) | <0.001 | |||
Groups: E = experimental; C = control; MRS = Menopause Rating Scale. ∗Means between and within the group were compared with two-way repeated measures ANOVA. ∗∗Means between the groups at the end of 6 months were compared with one-way ANCOVA while controlling the baseline characteristics.