The scope of this study was to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with negative self-rated health in menopausal women registered with the Family Health Strategy in a Brazilian urban center. It is a cross-sectional study with a random sample of menopausal women. A validated instrument addressing sociodemographic and behavioral data related to self-rated health status was used. The association between the variables studied and negative self-rated health was assessed by bivariate analysis followed by Poisson regression with robust variance, in a hierarchical model. The prevalence of negative self-rated health among the population studied was 41.6%, among 761 women. Among women aged 52-65 years old, 49.2% had negative self-rated health. Age corresponding to post-menopause, education up to eight years of study, having a partner, not having a formal job, current tobacco use and physical inactivity were associated with negative self-rated health. The presence of menopausal symptoms, overweight and obesity, the current use of medication and the presence of chronic diseases were also associated with negative self-rated health in the final model. The associations observed point to the need for health promotion activities aimed at menopausal women.

RESUMO Objetivo: Avaliar a prevalência e a existência de fatores preditores da síndrome de Burnout em técnicos de enfermagem que atuam em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI) durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos: Trata-se de um estudo descritivo, de caráter transversal e abordagem quantitativa com 94 técnicos de enfermagem de terapia intensiva. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: um formulário de coleta de dados sociodemográficos, ocupacionais e comportamentais e o Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) em sua versão Human Services Survey (HSS). A associação entre as variáveis estudadas e a prevalência da síndrome de Burnout foi verificada por análise bivariada seguida de regressão de Poisson hierarquizada, com variância robusta. Resultados: Observou-se uma prevalência da síndrome em 25,5% da amostra analisada. As variáveis que, após análise múltipla, se mostraram como preditores associados a maior prevalência de síndrome de Burnout foram: idade > 36 anos, realizar hora extra, considerar a carga horária de trabalho rígida e ser etilista. Conclusão: Conclui-se que a prevalência da síndrome de Burnout em técnicos de enfermagem que atuam em UTIs e que estão na linha de frente na pandemia da COVID-19 foi alta e fatores sociodemográficos, ocupacionais e comportamentais se mostraram como preditores da síndrome.

This cross-sectional study evaluated the quality of life and associated factors of climacteric women in Brazil using a random and representative sample of women assisted by primary care professionals. We investigated the variables using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, MENQOL, whose mean scores were compared using Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests according to the sample characteristics. The variables associated with the outcomes in univariate analyses with a p≤0.2 were jointly evaluated using multiple linear regression. In this study, 849 women ranging in age from 40 to 65 years were evaluated. The predictors of poor quality of life in the vasomotor domain were women with severe climacteric symptoms (p<0.001), increased Body Mass Index (BMI) (p = 0.006), sleep (p = 0.022), and postmenopausal (p<0.001) alterations. For the psychosocial domain, the associated variables were severe climacteric symptoms (p<0.001) and sleep alterations (p<0.001); for the physical domain, the associated variables were severe climacteric symptoms (p<0.001), increased BMI (p<0.001), sleep (p<0.001), and postmenopausal (p<0.001) alterations. Severe climacteric symptoms, low sleep quality, increased BMI, and postmenopausal status were factors that were more associated with impairments in quality of life. With the increase in life expectancy, we suggest that greater attention should be paid to women’s quality of life associated with climacteric symptoms.

This study aims to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with abdominal obesity in climacteric women assisted at Family Health Strategy units of the city of Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a cross-sectional analytical study. The women were selected by probabilistic sampling from August 2014 to August 2015. A questionnaire containing information referring to sociodemographic and economic characteristics, behavioral characteristics and clinical data was used. To estimate abdominal obesity, the measure of circumference � 88 cm was considered. To analyze the association between abdominal obesity and the independent variables, a bivariate analysis was performed by means of Pearson's chi-square test (p�0.25). Subsequently, a multiple Poisson regression analysis with robust variance was performed, through which prevalence ratios with level of significance of 5% (p<0.05) were obtained. A total of 805 women were evaluated, aged 40 to 65 years, and the prevalence of women with abdominal obesity was 62.4%. The mean and median of abdominal circumference were 93.0 cm. The associated variables were being sedentary (PR = 1.44) or irregularly active (PR = 1.39), presenting altered total cholesterol (PR = 1.21), and being hypertensive (PR = 1.31). The abdominal obesity in climacteric women was associated with physical inactivity, total cholesterol and arterial hypertension. The measurement of abdominal circumference must be valued and adopted in the routine of professionals who work in Primary Care.

The object of the study was to analyze the relationship between aerobic fitness and body composition in postmenopausal women. We hypothesized that postmenopausal women that had higher adiposity had lower cardiorespiratory capacity, regardless of the characteristics of menopause. The sample included 208 women (57.57 ± 6.62 years), whose body composition and the basal metabolic rate were evaluated by octopolar bioimpedance (InBody 720) and the oxygen uptake by the modified Bruce protocol. Most of the sample showed obesity and a high visceral fat area. The visceral fat area and the basal metabolic rate explained 30% of the variation of oxygen uptake, regardless of age, time, nature or hormone therapy. The values of the latter variables were reduced in the presence of high central adiposity (−6.16 ml/kg/min) and the basal metabolic rate of less than 1238 kcal/day (−0.18 ml/kg/min). The women with oxygen uptake above 30.94 ml/kg/min showed lower values of total and central adiposity when compared with other groups. With an increase of aerobic fitness, there was a growing tendency of the average values of the soft lean mass index, with differences between the groups low-high and moderate-high. These results suggest worsening of the cardiorespiratory condition with an increase of central adiposity and a decrease of the BMR, regardless of age and menopause characteristics.

The results suggest that exercise attenuated the increase in the levels of total and central adiposity and muscle loss associated with menopause and aging.

RESUMO Objetivo: Comparar a qualidade de vida de mulheres climatéricas de acordo com o estado menopausal. Metodologia: Trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, do tipo descritivo e transversal de base populacional, incluindo 626 mulheres com idades compreendidas entre os 40 e os 65 anos, que responderam um formulário sócio demográfico e clínico, a qualidade de vida foi avaliada através da Escala de Avaliação da Menopausa (Menopause Rating Scale-MRS). O teste t de Student foi utilizado na comparação das médias dos grupos, tendo sido considerado um nível de significância estatística de p< 0,05. Resultados: A análise comparativa das médias relativas aos escores totais da MRS revelou variações significativas entre os grupos estudados, indicando que o estado menopausal interferiu nos índices de qualidade de vida das mulheres (p< 0,05). Observou-se que as pacientes em menopausa induzida apresentaram o pior escore (18,26) de qualidade de vida em comparação com os outros dois grupos (p< 0,05), bem como as mulheres em menopausa natural mostraram maior comprometimento da qualidade de vida, mostrado pelo escore elevado (15,28), em comparação às entrevistadas que não estavam na menopausa, as quais apresentaram escore médio de 11,38. Conclusão: Conclui-se que mulheres com menopausa induzida tendem a ter piores escores de qualidade de vida quando comparadas com mulheres na pré-menopausa e com menopausa natural. Descritores: Qualidade de Vida, Estado Menopausal, Climatério. Quality of life of women under the weather menopausal status ABSTRACT Objective: To compare the quality of life of menopausal women according to menopausal status. Methodology: This study was a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional population-based, including 626 women aged between 40 and 65 years who completed a demographic and clinical social form, quality

Resumo O objetivo deste artigo é identificar a prevalência de perda da qualidade do sono em mulheres climatéricas e os fatores associados. Estudo quantitativo, transversal e analítico, cujas variáveis foram investigadas por questionário estruturado/pré-testado e pelo Índice de Qualidade do Sono de Pittsburgh, em 819 mulheres climatéricas assistidas pela Estratégia Saúde da Família. Regressão de Poisson simples foi utilizada para triagem das variáveis (p < 0, 25). Para a modelagem hierarquizada foi utilizada a regressão de Poisson, adotando nível de significância de 5%. Identificou-se perda de qualidade do sono em 67% da amostra. Variáveis como idade avançada (RP = 1,09; IC = 1,03 – 1,16), sintomas climatéricos moderados e intensos (RP = 1,18; IC = 1,10 – 1,27), ansiedade moderada e grave (RP = 1,17; IC = 1,10 – 1,25), depressão moderada/grave (RP = 1,08; IC = 1,01 – 1,15) e artrite/artrose/reumatismo (RP = 1,07; IC = 1,01 – 1,14) demonstraram associações estatisticamente significativas com a perda de qualidade do sono. A perda de qualidade do sono foi altamente prevalente na população estudada. Os fatores associados à perda da qualidade do sono foram idade avançada, sintomas climatéricos de moderados a intensos, ansiedade e depressão moderada a intensa e presença de artrite/artrose/reumatismo.