Abstract

Background: Menopause is one of the most important stages in the life of every woman on the path to growth and development, which is considered as a physiological event and end of menstruation and fertility. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of self-efficacy counseling on the management of menopausal symptoms in perimenopause women. Methods and materials: This study was a quasi-experimental with control group. The selection of health centers in Mahabad city, Iran was randomized and samples were randomly selected from each center, so that 80 women were randomly assigned to the control (n = 40) and intervention (n = 40) groups. The intervention included self-efficacy counseling on management of the menopausal symptoms, which was held at Six 45-60-minute sessions at intervals of one week. The data collection tool in this research was demographic characteristics questionnaire and menopausal grading scale. Data analysis was done using SPSS software version 16 and Chi-square, independent t-test and paired t-test. Less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The results of the study showed that the mean score of menopausal symptoms in the psychological dimension between intervention group (3.18±1.61) was lower than the score in the control group (7±2.64) after the end of the intervention, which was statistically significant (P <0.001). Conclusion: The results showed that counseling based on the self-efficacy could be effective in reducing menopausal symptoms in the psychological dimension. Therefore, considering the increasing number of postmenopausal women, the use of counseling methods can be considered by the authorities in their quality of life and promotion of their health.