Effectiveness of coaching for enhancing the health of menopausal Japanese women

ABSTRACT

We conducted and evaluated a coaching intervention aimed at encouraging menopausal women’s engagement in goal-oriented actions, self-efficacy enhancement, menopausal symptom alleviation, and quality of life improvement. The study was a randomized controlled trial comprising women aged 40–60 who were not receiving hormone therapy. The intervention group received leaflets and three monthly coaching sessions. Instruments included the Simplified Menopausal Index, Medical Outcome Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey, and goal achievement scale. Participants were measured preintervention, immediately postintervention, and three months postintervention. A 3-month coaching intervention to enhance menopausal women’s health increased their self-efficacy. This effect was not maintained 3 months postintervention.

KEYWORDS:

• Coaching
• health promotion
• menopause
• quality of life
• self-efficacy
• women

Acknowledgments

I sincerely wish to thank all the study participants and persons associated with the research facilities for their cooperation in the present study. I also wish to thank Dr. Mari Takahashi for her guidance throughout the study. The present study consists of revisions and additions to a study from the doctoral degree program at the Kitasato University Graduate School of Nursing. Part of the current study was presented at the 5th Scientific Meeting of the Asia Pacific Menopause Federation (October 18–20, 2013, Tokyo, Japan).