A STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRUCTURED TEACHING PROGRAMME ON KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEPRESSION AMONG MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN SELECTED VILLAGE AT

The study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women. The research design used for this study was quantitative experimental research design. The result shows that majority of the samples 24(40%) had inadequate knowledge, 35(58.4%) had moderate knowledge, 1(1.6%) had adequate knowledge during pre test, But after the structured teaching programme during the post test, majority of the samples 55(91.7%) had adequate knowledge, 5(8.3%) had moderate knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge. The result revealed that after structured teaching programme the level of knowledge was increased which was evidenced by improved post test level of knowledge score. The obtained “t” value was 21.8 was more than the table value and significant at p < 0.05 level. Hence the stated hypothesis was accepted and it was informed that structured teaching

The study was undertaken to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women. The research design used for this study was quantitative experimental research design. The result shows that majority of the samples 24(40%) had inadequate knowledge, 35(58.4%) had moderate knowledge, 1(1.6%) had adequate knowledge during pre test, But after the structured teaching programme during the post test, majority of the samples 55(91.7%) had adequate knowledge, 5(8.3%) had moderate knowledge and none of them had inadequate knowledge. The result revealed that after structured teaching programme the level of knowledge was increased which was evidenced by improved post test level of knowledge score. The obtained "t" value was 21.8 was more than the table value and significant at p < 0.05 level. Hence the stated hypothesis was accepted and it was informed that structured teaching programme was effective in improving the knowledge level of psychological symptom of depression among menopausal women Menopause is the cessation of a women"s reproductive ability, the opposite of menarche. Menopause is usually a natural changes, it typically occurs in women during the age of 40-50years.
Depression is the feeling of extreme sadness lasting for more than two weeks, often with no specific cause that can be identified, and which interferes with everyday life. Depression can be accompanied by suicidal thoughts, if you are continually feeling worthless, having changes in your sleeping and eating patterns, these may also be indicators of depression.
Women are often at increased risk for depression when they reach midlife. The reasons are unclear, but scientists think it may be related to a personal or family history of depression, and/or to the life stressors and role changes that come with middle age.

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Menopause is defined by the World Health Organization. The permanent cessation of menstrual cycle that occurs naturally or is induced by surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation. Natural menopause is recognized after 12 consecutive months without menstrual cycle that are not associated with a physiologic (e.g., lactation) or pathologic cause. This can be divided into three stages, premenopausal, perimenopausal and postmenopausal Depression is a common mental disorder; it is a state of low mood and aversion to activity or apathy that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings, and sense of well-being. People with a depressed mood can feel sad, tiredness, poor concentration, loss of interest, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, angry, ashamed, or restless.
Menopause is a normal part of the age process. Follicle stimulating hormones (FSH) and luteinizing (LH) hormones are secreted by the pituitary gland as part of the normal menstrual cycle. They stimulate the ovary to produce estrogen and progesterone and to release an egg. As women ages, her ovaries don"t respond to FHS or LH as strongly as they use. Over time, less and less estrogen and progesterone are produced and the women stops releasing eggs.
This decrease in hormones, especially estrogen production, effects on a woman"s body and mind, and is often the underlying cause of depression experienced during menopause.

Statement Of The Problem
"A study to assess the effectiveness of structured teaching programme on knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women in selected village at Coimbatore".
Objectives:-1. To assess the existing knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women. 2. To identify the presence of psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women. 3. To administered a structure teaching program on knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women. 4. To reassess the knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among the menopausal women in term of increase in knowledge. 5. To find out the association between knowledge regarding psychological symptoms of depression among menopausal women with their selected demographic variables.

Hypothesis
1. H 1 -The mean post test knowledge score will be significantly higher than Mean Pretest knowledge level of the women. 2. H 2 -There will be significant association between the knowledge of Psychological symptoms of depression with their selected demographic variables.