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Abstract
Perimenopause represents a critical life stage encompassing a range of physiological and psychosocial changes that require adaptions to optimize health. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of self-care guidelines on the quality of life among perimenopausal women. Design: Quasi- experimental (pre- posttest). Setting: Administrative buildings of Suez Canal University in Ismailia city. Sample: Purposive sampling of perimenopausal women employed in Suez Canal University and having perimenopausal symptoms was recruited in study. The selected women were randomly allocated into two groups: Study and control group (102 women each). Tools of data collection: Self-administered questionnaire, menopausal rating scale, self-care diary and quality of life assessment questionnaire. Results: There were statistically significant increase in total knowledge and self-care practices for women in study group comparing to women in control group post intervention and during follow up (after 3 months) (P = 0.01, 0.02). There were highly statistically significant increases regarding total quality of life in study group comparing to women in control group post intervention & after 3 months. (P = 0.004, 0.01). The study concluded that: Guidelines is an effective complementary health approach for improving quality of life in perimenopausal women. Recommendations: Increase level of awareness among women regarding issues of menopausal symptoms .Self-care guidelines should be used in health care centers as a routine care for perimenopausal women.