BioMed Research International

Research Article

Effectiveness of Educational Intervention Based on Transtheoretical Model on Physical Activity and Menopausal Symptoms

Table 2

Comparison of three categories of menopausal symptoms and their components at preintervention and 2 months after intervention in intervention and Control groups.


Variable	Group	Preintervention	After intervention	Paired -test
Variable	Group			Paired -test

Physical symptoms	Intervention
Physical symptoms	Control
Independent sample-test			3
Flushing	Intervention			2
Flushing	Control
Independent sample-test
Heart disease	Intervention
Heart disease	Control
Independent sample-test
Sleep problems	Intervention
Sleep problems	Control
Independent sample-test
Muscle problems and discomfort	Intervention
Muscle problems and discomfort	Control
Independent sample-test
Psychological symptoms	Intervention
Psychological symptoms	Control
Independent sample-test		0.005
Depression	Intervention
Depression	Control
Independent sample-test
Irritability	Intervention
Irritability	Control
Independent sample-test
Anxiety	Intervention
Anxiety	Control
Independent sample-test
Mental fatigue	Intervention
Mental fatigue	Control
Independent sample-test
Somatic, and urogenital symptoms	Intervention
Somatic, and urogenital symptoms	Control
Independent sample-test		0.015
Sexual problems	Intervention
Sexual problems	Control
Independent sample-test
Vaginal dryness	Intervention
Vaginal dryness	Control
Independent sample-test
Bladder problems	Intervention
Bladder problems	Control
Independent sample-test