BACK MASSAGE APPLIED CLIMACTERIC WOMEN MENOPAUSAL COMPLAINTS, SLEEP QUALITY AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT

Inclusion Criteria: * women aged between 40-65 years, * women who have 5 or more points from Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), * women who do not use hormone therapy or who stopped hormone therapy at least one year ago. Exclusion Criteria: * women who had sleep problems before climacteric period, * women who had uncontrolled chronic disease, * women receiving psychiatric treatment and/or using sleeping pills, * women with open wounds on their back were excluded from the study group.