The effect of Ya-hom Thepchit remedy on the quality of sleep and Quality of life in Menopausal women received treatment at the Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Suwannaphum hospital, Roi Et province

Abstract

Purposes: To study the effect of Ya-hom Thepchit remedy on the quality of sleep and Quality of life in Menopausal women received treatment at the Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Suwannaphum hospital, Roi Et province.

Study design: Quasi – experimental research.

Material and Methods : The sample group consisted of menopausal women received treatment at the Thai Traditional and Alternative Medicine Suwannaphum hospital, Roi Et province, sleep quality score (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index : PSQI) greater than 5 points. Total of 40 people, divided into 20 experimental groups and 20 control groups. The study was conducted between 1 January 2025 – 31 March 2025. The research instruments were: 1) The experimental instrument was Ya-hom Thepchit remedy. 2) The instruments used for data collection were the general information questionnaire, sleep quality assessment and quality of life assessment form.  Statistics used in the analysis include descriptive statistics and inferential statistics, paired sample t-test and independent t-test, (p< .05).

Main finding: After the experiment, the experimental and control groups had significantly different sleep quality scores (p<.001). The experimental group had a sleep quality score of 3.25 points (SD. = 0.91), and the control group had a sleep quality score of 12.65 points (SD. = 3.24), which was 9.40 points different (95%CI: 7.87, 10.92). The quality of life was significantly different (p<.001). The experimental group had a lower average quality of life score than the control group by 24.80 points (95%CI: 16.87, 32.61).

Conclusion and recommendations: Ya-hom Thepchit remedy therapy results in menopausal women having significantly better sleep quality and quality of life. Therefore, the results of this study should be used to expand the results and develop nursing care for patients with other disease groups.