The DOI matches its Crossref record; 30 of the 30 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Effect of Group Counseling on Quality of Life among Postmenopausal Women in Hamadan, Iran
Open accessAbstract
Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the effect of counseling on quality of life (QOL) in postmenopausal women conducted in Hamadan, Iran in 2015.Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 80 postmenopausal women were randomly selected and allocated to case and control groups (40 per group).Data collection tool included questionnaires of demographic information and QOL during menopause, which were completed by the samples before the intervention.In the case group, training program was run during four sessions in the form of weekly consulting sessions for 45 to 60 minutes.Training program included familiarity with menopause symptoms, confrontation and self-care during this period.The control group, only received routine cares.Three months after intervention, information were collected in both groups.Data were analyzed using SPSS for Windows.Results: Before the intervention, mean ± standard deviation for QOL in case group was 101.2 ± 31.4 and it was significantly decreased to 96.9 ± 27.0 after intervention (P < 0.05).While no significant change was observed in the control group (from 98.9 ± 35.5 to 102.3 ± 35.0, P = 0.443).Symptoms of physical (P = 0.033) and sexual (P < 0.001) dimensions significantly decreased in the case group.While significant increase was observed in terms of psychosocial (P = 0.049) and sexual symptoms in control group.Conclusions: Findings suggested impact of consulting on improvement of QOL during menopause.Supportive consulting can be a suitable approach for improving women's health, reducing problems and enhancing QOL in menopause period.(J Menopausal Med 2017;23:49-55)
Overview
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
The claims and statistics of this paper haven’t been checked yet.
Run the check — free, no account needed. It reads the open-access text and checks the sources it cites.
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
The source backs part of the claim, not all of it — or backs it for a different population, condition or comparison.
In the citing paper
“A common feature of all was an interactive nature, indicating that group exercises and sharing experiences and perceptions of menopause was important (Parsa et al., 2017).”
From The effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on non-physiological symptoms of menopause: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024) · cites this paper as Parsa et al., 2017
Experimental — accuracy not yet measured
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
The self-check needs the paper’s full text.
Citations
Cites
Park's Textbook Of Preventive And Social Medicine
Park, K. (2021) · Cited by 2,976
Gold, E. B., Colvin, A. B., Avis, N. E., Bromberger, J. T., Greendale, G. A., Powell, L. H., Sternfeld, B., & Matthews, K. A. (2006) · American Journal of Public Health · doi:10.2105/ajph.2005.066936 · Cited by 939
A menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire: development and psychometric properties
Hilditch, J. R., Lewis, J. E., Peter, A., van Maris, B., Ross, A., Franssen, E., Guyatt, G. H., Norton, P., & Dunn, E. V. (1996) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/s0378-5122(96)82006-8 · Cited by 765
A menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire: development and psychometric properties
Hilditch, J. R., Lewis, J. E., Peter, A., van Maris, B., Ross, A., Franssen, E., Guyatt, G. H., Norton, P., & Dunn, E. V. (1996) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/0378-5122(96)01038-9 · Cited by 496
Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology
Edwards, T. K. (1990) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.1990.03450170143045 · Cited by 423
Danforth's Obstetrics and Gynecology
Scott, J. R. (1990) · Cited by 417
Williams, R. E., Levine, K. B., Kalilani, L., Lewis, J. E., & Clark, R. V. (2009) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.12.006 · Cited by 405
Quality of life after the menopause: a population study
Blümel, J. E., Castelo‐Branco, C., Binfa, L., Gramegna, G., Ximena Tacla, F., Aracena, B., Cumsille, M. A., & Sanjuán, A. (2000) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/s0378-5122(99)00081-x · Cited by 296
Lewis, J. E., Hilditch, J. R., & Wong, C. J. (2004) · Maturitas · doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2004.06.015 · Cited by 257
Physical activity, menopause, and quality of life
Elavsky, S. (2009) · Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e31818c0284 · Cited by 123
Research works printed but not linked: 12
- Monshipour, 2016, J Holist Nurs Midwifery, 26, 80
- Rajaeefard, 2011, Faslnamahi Kumish, 13, 1
- Pesteei, 2008, Clinical guide and executive health program team to provide menopausal services to women 60-45 years
- Abedzadeh, 2009, Iran South Med J, 12, 81
- Yazdkhasti, 2012, Iran J Med Edu, 11, 986
- Abdi, 2014, Iran J Health Educ Health Promot, 2, 87
- Sharifnia, 2012, Iran J Gynecol Infertil, 15, 7
- Masoudi, 2010, J Qazvin Univ Med Sci, 14, 57
- Stanhope, 2015, Public health nursing
- Falahzadeh, 2011, J Shahid Sadoughi Univ Med Sci Health Serv, 18, 552
- Farokhi, 2015, Sci J Hamadan Nurs Midwifery Fac, 23, 54
- Li, 2000, Clin Nurs Res, 9, 6, 10.1177/10547730022158401 · DOI
Cited by
Sorted by citations
The factors associated with the quality of life among postmenopausal women
Barati, M., Akbari-heidari, H., Samadi-yaghin, E., Jenabi, E., Jormand, H., & Kamyari, N. (2021) · BMC Women s Health · doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01361-x · Cited by 59
Spector, A., Li, Z., He, L., Badawy, Y., & Desai, R. (2024) · Journal of Affective Disorders · doi:10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.048 · Cited by 56
Examining the Health-Related Needs of Females during Menopause: A Systematic Review Study
Rostami-Moez, M., Masoumi, S. Z., Otogara, M., Farahani, F., Alimohammadi, S., & Oshvandi, K. (2023) · Journal of Menopausal Medicine · doi:10.6118/jmm.22033 · Cited by 42
Monfaredi, Z., Malakouti, J., Farvareshi, M., & Mirghafourvand, M. (2022) · BMC Psychiatry · doi:10.1186/s12888-022-03768-8 · Cited by 36
“No intervention was applied to the control group and they received only routine care included: control of blood pressure and weight gain, control hot flushes and other menopausal symptoms, breast exam, pelvic exam, prescription to undergoing mammography and Papsmear test [44].”
MethodShimizu, S., Ishino, Y., Takeda, T., Tohyama, M., & Miyata, S. (2019) · Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine · doi:10.1155/2019/9475384 · Cited by 32
Babakhanian, M., Ghazanfarpour, M., Kargarfard, L., Roozbeh, N., Darvish, L., Khadivzadeh, T., & Dizavandi, F. R. (2018) · Journal of Menopausal Medicine · doi:10.6118/jmm.2018.24.2.127 · Cited by 26
Beni, Z. H. M., Maasoumi, R., Pashaeypoor, S., & Haghani, S. (2022) · BMC Women s Health · doi:10.1186/s12905-022-02007-2 · Cited by 21
Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women in Urban and Rural Communities
Paulose, B., & Kamath, N. (2018) · Journal of Menopausal Medicine · doi:10.6118/jmm.2018.24.2.87 · Cited by 18
Sexual knowledge and attitude as predictors of female sexual satisfaction
Soltani, F., Azizi, R., Sourinegad, H., Shayan, A., Mohammadi, Y., & Khodakarami, B. (2017) · Biomedical Research and Therapy · doi:10.15419/bmrat.v4i12.398 · Cited by 17
Effects of Group Counseling on Self-care Behaviors in Menopausal Women with Diabetes
Parsa, P., Tabesh, R. A., Soltani, F., Karami, M., & Khorami, N. (2017) · Journal of Menopausal Medicine · doi:10.6118/jmm.2017.23.2.108 · Cited by 14
Bień, A., Niewiadomska, I., Korżyńska‐Piętas, M., Rzońca, E., Zarajczyk, M., Pięta, B., & Jurek, K. (2024) · Frontiers in Public Health · doi:10.3389/fpubh.2024.1426191 · Cited by 12
Dastgerdi, F. A., Zandiyeh, Z., & Kohan, S. (2020) · Journal of Education and Health Promotion · doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_484_19 · Cited by 12
Naeij, E., Khani, S., Firouzi, A., Moosazadeh, M., & Mohammadzadeh, F. (2018) · Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000001270 · Cited by 12
Parsa, P., Tabesh, R. A., Mohammadi, Y., & Khorami, N. (2017) · Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome Clinical Research & Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.dsx.2017.07.009 · Cited by 10
Hakimi, S., Haggi, H. B., Shojai, S. K., Farahbakhsh, M., & Farhan, F. (2018) · Journal of Menopausal Medicine · doi:10.6118/jmm.2018.24.1.50 · Cited by 9
Psychiatric Comorbidities and Sexual Health
Moghalu, O. I., Hotaling, J. M., & Pastuszak, A. W. (2020) · Current Sexual Health Reports · doi:10.1007/s11930-020-00264-6 · Cited by 9
Masters Program in Public Health, U. S. M., & Ermawati, D. H. (2018) · Journal of Maternal and Child Health · doi:10.26911/thejmch.2018.03.02.04 · Cited by 7
Dose spouses’ coping skills promote qol and dyadic coping of menopausal women?
Yarelahi, M., Karimi, M., & Asadollahi, A. (2021) · Women & Health · doi:10.1080/03630242.2021.1917478 · Cited by 5
Hashemian, S.-S., Masom-Alipour, S., & Najimi, A. (2020) · Journal of Education and Health Promotion · doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_342_20 · Cited by 4
Mardanpour, S., Kazemi, F., Refaei, M., Bakht, R., & Hoseini, M. (2021) · Menopause The Journal of The North American Menopause Society · doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000001851 · Cited by 4
Rezaei, M., Tiznobaik, A., Kohan, S., Tapak, L., & Aghababaei, S. (2022) · Avicenna Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Care · doi:10.32592/ajnmc.31.2.114 · Cited by 3
Subramani, T., Saravanan, K., & Ismail, S. C. (2022) · Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Education and Research · doi:10.5530/ijper.56.4.205 · Cited by 3
Hong, Y. S., & Han, K. S. (2021) · Korean Journal of Stress Research · doi:10.17547/kjsr.2021.29.4.250 · Cited by 2
Quality of Life among Postmenopausal Egyptian Women: A Cross-Sectional Study
Elbahrawe, R. S., Faheem, A. S., Abdou, L. M., Abbas, A. M., & Saleh, L. (2020) · Archives of Community and Family Medicine · doi:10.22259/2638-4787.0302007 · Cited by 2
A Magical Key to Female Sexual Dysfunction, Sexual Counseling
Bilge, Ç., & Aslan, E. (2019) · Istanbul Medical Journal · doi:10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.36034 · Cited by 2
Self-Awareness Counseling on Quality of Life of Menopausal Women
Hoshiyar, M. S., Ziaei, T., Tatari, M., & Khoori, E. (2021) · Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery · doi:10.52547/jgbfnm.18.2.29 · Cited by 2
Cheng, W. L. S. (2018) · Journal of Menopausal Medicine · doi:10.6118/jmm.2018.24.3.188 · Cited by 2
Bilge, Ç., & Aslan, E. (2023) · Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences · doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1169795 · Cited by 1
Widjayanti, Y. (2022) · Jurnal Abdimas Kesehatan (JAK) · doi:10.36565/jak.v4i2.316 · Cited by 1
Ariani, N. K. S., & Teja, N. M. A. Y. R. (2021) · JURNAL MEDIA KESEHATAN · doi:10.33088/jmk.v14i1.582
Widjayanti, Y. (2022) · Buletin pengabdian masyarakat · doi:10.33023/jpm.v8i4.1368
Menopause-Related Domestic Violence in Bangladesh and Its Associated Factors
Rana, M. A., Islam, S., Akter, S., Naher, M. S., Islam, M. S., Mukta, S. A., & Rikta, S. A. (2023) · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · doi:10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i11926
The Effect of Couples Counseling on the Quality of Life of Menopausal Women
Abdolmaleki, M. S., Khodakarami, B., Kazemi, F., Shayan, A., & Masoumi, S. Z. (2025) · Current Psychiatry Research and Reviews · doi:10.2174/0126660822332568250516075241
Ghasemi, S., Poorheidari, M., Farjamfar, M., Goli, S., Garkaz, O., & Paryab, S. (2025) · Journal of Education and Health Promotion · doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_965_24
Conklin, D. Y., Marino, J., Delozier, S., Bazella, C., Bedrock, M., & Kingsberg, S. A. (2026) · Post Reproductive Health · doi:10.1080/20533691.2026.2719463
Ahvazi, N. M., Ansari, S., Zadeh, M. H. H., & Abbaspoor, Z. (2026) · Journal of Education and Health Promotion · doi:10.4103/jehp.jehp_811_25
Metadata
- Authors
- Parsa, P., Tabesh, R. A., Soltani, F., & Karami, M.
- Affiliations
- Hamedan University of Medical Sciences (IR)
- Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
- Corresponding author
- Soltani, Farzaneh
- Venue
- Journal of Menopausal Medicine
- Publisher
- XMLink
- Published
- 2017
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 49
- ISSN
- 1226-8704 (ISSN-L)
- 2288-6478
- 2288-6761
- PMC
- PMC5432466
- OpenAlex
- W2615009339
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 30
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 3
- FWCI
- 3.24
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Menopausal Medicine (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer survivorship and care
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Keywords
- group counseling, quality of life, postmenopausal women, menopause, menopausal symptoms, sexual symptoms, psychosocial symptoms, self-care, menopause education
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
