更年期婦女自覺不確定感及健康行為之探討

Perceived Uncertainty and Health Behaviors of Perimenopausal Women

曹麗英(Lee-Ing Tsao) ； 周碧琴(Pi-Chin Chou) ； 洪麗玲(Li-Ling Hung) ； 張淑紅(Shu-Hung Chang) ； 高月梅(Yueh-Mei Gau) ； 蕭冰如(Ping-Ju Hsiao) ； 孫淑惠(Sue-Huei Sung) ； 安奇(Chi An)

《長庚護理》 13卷3期 (2002/09) Pp. 228-239

https://doi.org/10.6386/CGN.200209_13(3).0004

摘要

Perimenopausal women experience profound physical and psychological changes and must deal with these changes and related issues, often on a daily basis. Consequently, they may feel frustrated. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived uncertainty and health behaviors of perimenopausal women. Purposive sampling and a structured questionnaire were used to collect data from 61 women in the community of northern Taiwan; their age range was 40-60 years. Results revealed a mean score on perceived uncertainty of 2.82; the mean score on health behaviors changes was 3.47 (frequency, 69.4%). Health behaviors ranked from the most to the least achievable were psychological health, self-promotion actions, proper diet, and adequate exercise. The personal attributions/characteristics, such as age, educational level and menopausal status were not significantly related to perceived uncertainty and health behaviors. However, perceived uncertainty and health behaviors were significantly negatively related (r=-.422, p＜.005) which means that women who scored higher in perceived uncertainty scored lower on practiced health behaviors. Findings suggest that perceived uncertainty is a crucial factor for health providers to assess when guiding perimenopausal women to practice healthy behaviors. Moreover, providers' health teaching and clinical practice need to be consistent and multidimensional to reduce perimenopausal women's perceived uncertainty.

關鍵字

更年期 ； 自覺不確定感 ； 健康行爲

並列摘要

Perimenopausal women experience profound physical and psychological changes and must deal with these changes and related issues, often on a daily basis. Consequently, they may feel frustrated. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between perceived uncertainty and health behaviors of perimenopausal women. Purposive sampling and a structured questionnaire were used to collect data from 61 women in the community of northern Taiwan; their age range was 40-60 years. Results revealed a mean score on perceived uncertainty of 2.82; the mean score on health behaviors changes was 3.47 (frequency, 69.4%). Health behaviors ranked from the most to the least achievable were psychological health, self-promotion actions, proper diet, and adequate exercise. The personal attributions/characteristics, such as age, educational level and menopausal status were not significantly related to perceived uncertainty and health behaviors. However, perceived uncertainty and health behaviors were significantly negatively related (r=-.422, p＜.005) which means that women who scored higher in perceived uncertainty scored lower on practiced health behaviors. Findings suggest that perceived uncertainty is a crucial factor for health providers to assess when guiding perimenopausal women to practice healthy behaviors. Moreover, providers' health teaching and clinical practice need to be consistent and multidimensional to reduce perimenopausal women's perceived uncertainty.

並列關鍵字

perimenopause ； uncertainty ； health behavior