Journal of Maternity Care and Reproductive Health
Vol 2, No 1 (2019): Journal of Maternity Care and Reproductive Health

THE ANXIETY OF PERIMENOPAUSE WOMEN IN FACING MENOPAUSE

Meilita Enggune (AKPER Bethesda Tomohon)
Elizabeth Purba (Unknown)
Stilly Nathalia Kakumboti (Unknown)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Feb 2019

Abstract

Anxiety is an unclear feeling, uncertain, and but is not dangerous. In adults, anxiety is caused by things that threaten their self-concept. For example, women who are facing menopause, they may be anxious due to a decline in reproductive function, so they need social support to prevent anxiety. The purpose of this study was to determine the anxiety level of perimenopausal women in facing menopause. The research method used was descriptive research design with a sample of 105 people. The results showed that 36.19% of perimenopausal women experienced mild anxiety levels, 57.14% experienced moderate anxiety levels, 5.71% experienced severe anxiety levels, and 0.96% of perimenopausal women experienced severe panic anxiety levels. It can be concluded that there are women who experience anxiety in facing menopause. Family support, especially husbands, is needed to set daily food diets such as carbohydrates, reduce protein consumption, reduce consumption of fatty foods, high fiber, vitamin C, and calcium, and exercise to reduce complaints related to menopausal symptoms.Keywords: Anxiety, Menopause, Perimenopause.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jmcrh

Publisher

Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology

Description

Journal of Maternity Care and Reproductive Health (JMCRH) is the official journal of Maternity Nurses Association (Ikatan Perawat Maternitas) in West Java, Indonesia. JMCRH is interested in publishing research papers, literature review, evidence-based practice, case study, quality improvement, and ...