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ArticleBMJ open2025

Impact of menopause education interventions on knowledge, symptoms and quality of life: protocol for a systematic review.

Abigail Marco, Elizabeth Lorenzo, Jennifer DeBerg, Yamnia I Cortes

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Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Abigail MarcoCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-2292-2207
Elizabeth LorenzoSchool of Nursing, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, USA.
Jennifer DeBergUniversity of Iowa Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.
Yamnia I CortesCollege of Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA yamnia-cortes@uiowa.edu.

Funding

Sociocultural Stressors, Resilience Factors, and Arterial Stiffness in Perimenopausal LatinasR56HL167745 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI CORTES, YAMNIA I · 2023 to 2023
$666k
No time to pause: Physical activity to improve health and well-being of midlife Hispanic women during the menopausal transitionK23AG083231 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI Elizabeth Lorenzo · 2024 to 2026
$519k
NHLBI NIH HHS R56 HL167745NIA NIH HHS K23 AG083231
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe menopause transition is a critical period of life for women associated with a variety of symptoms that may impact health status and quality of life. Menopause education can improve menopause knowledge and self-efficacy, leading to the adaptation of self-management strategies that may reduce menopause symptom burden and enhance quality of life. The purpose of this review is to systematically evaluate the research on the effect of menopause education interventions among midlife women (age 35-55 years) on menopause knowledge, self-efficacy, symptoms and quality of life. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This protocol is guided by the 2015 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis Protocols. We will comprehensively search for articles published from all publication years through December 2024 in PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, ProQuest Dissertation and Theses, and Scopus. The search strategy will include the following key terms and Medical Subject Headings terms: 'menopause', 'menopausal', 'menopause transition', 'climacteric', 'health promotion', 'health education' and 'patient education'. Eligible studies will be experimental or quasi-experimental and include midlife women (age 35-55 years) who have received a menopause education intervention. Studies must report on the impact of menopause education interventions on menopause knowledge, self-efficacy, symptoms or quality of life. Only peer-reviewed articles and dissertations in English and Spanish will be included. Behavioural interventions (diet, physical activity, yoga) and medical interventions will be excluded. Two reviewers will independently perform data extraction and assess study quality/risk of bias with the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool for randomised experimental studies (RoB2) and the Risk of Bias in Non-Randomized Studies of Interventions tool (ROBINS-I). A narrative approach will be used to synthesise findings. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval is not required for this systematic review of published literature. Findings will be disseminated via peer-reviewed journal publications, presentations at professional scientific meetings and social media. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42024599106.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeMenopausePatient Education as TopicQuality of LifeAdultFemaleHumansMiddle AgedResearch DesignSelf EfficacySystematic Reviews as TopicHealthKnowledgePUBLIC HEALTHQuality of Life

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PMID40473281
PMCPMC12142036

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