Self care strategies in menopausal women: A narrative review

Self care is a key factor in the health of menopausal women and a strategy for adapting with the events and stresses of menopause. So far, many studies have examined the effect of strategies on increasing self care capacity in menopausal women.

In this narrative review study, to achieve the desired persian and english studies searching the databases of Magiran, Sid, , Pubmed, scopuse, web of science, Embase, The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) Google scholar search engine  were performed between 2000-2021. The checklist of original research articles was used.

After reviewing the articles, 12 eligible articles were reviewed. Findings from review of articles showed that using of The teach back method, Orem self care model, self care education, self directed learning, support group learning, Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy, Online program, Interventional strategy, integrative health-care model and personal counseling that place into two categories: “Perception Based Self care Strategies” and “Action-Based Self-care Strategies” which can help improve the self-care capacity of postmenopausal women.

Based on the results of reviewed researches, perception based Self-care Strategies and action-Based Self-care Strategies can be used as effective strategies to improve self care in menopausal women. Therefore, it is recommended that these methods be considered in postmenopausal women's health promotion programs.