Non-hormonal Treatments for Menopausal Symptoms

Sassarini, Jenifer

doi:10.1017/9781108869102.026

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“…While hormone replacement therapy is cited as an alleviator of symptoms, its risks (e.g., blood clotting, liver damage, gallbladder disease, and uterine cancer) encourage the pursuit of alternative lifestyle modifications such as performing exercise (McNeil & Merriam, 2021). The benefits of exercise include improvements in stress relief, joint pain, reduce cardiovascular risk, cognitive functioning, sleeping patterns, and overall quality of life (Sassarini, 2020;Stojanovska, Apostolopoulos, Polman & Borkoles, 2013). Specific to menopause, physical activity can decrease frequency of hot flashes, improve sleep quality and mood, provide mental distraction and social interaction, and reduce overall symptom severity (Elavsky, Gonzales, Proctor, Williams & Henderson, 2012;Agil, Abike, Daskapan, Alaca & Tuzun, 2010).…”

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The Impact of Walking Programs on Reduction of Menopausal Symptoms: A Scoping Review

Amanzai

Sidani

Munro

et al. 2022

npoj

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Keywords: Menopause, Walking, Pedometer-based Walking Aim: To conduct a scoping review of the existing literature on walking programs for menopausal women and explore the impact of various walking interventions on the reduction of menopausal symptoms. Background: Menopause is natural occurring phenomenon for women and can present with several physical and mental symptoms that are more severely experienced by some individuals. These experiences can be very distressing for women to deal with, especially in light of their personal, social, and work lives. The substantial impact of menopausal symptoms direly calls for effective coping strategies and treatment methods. Specific to menopause, physical activity is a form of treatment that can decrease occurrences and severity of menopausal symptoms. Previous studies have reported the benefits of walking in reducing symptoms, yet it is unclear which specific programs are most effective in reducing menopausal symptoms, especially in light of the time and efficacy barriers reported by menopausal women. Methods: A scoping review was conducted in nine databases for articles published up to September 2011, to identify studies exploring the topic of interest. Two investigators independently screened articles and two investigators independently extracted data based on specific themes. Mean differences and effect sizes were calculated to determine the effectiveness of walking interventions. Risk of bias assessments were also conducted for all reviewed studies. Findings: Seven studies, including five RCTs, met all inclusion criteria. All studies presented improvements in post-intervention menopausal symptoms of depression, sleep quality and physiological markers. Amongst all interventions (Pedometer-based programs, Nordic walking, walking training and SaBang Dolgi), pedometer-based walking presented the greatest improvement from baseline frequencies. Amongst all symptoms, depression saw the greatest reduction post interventions. Conclusion: Pedometer-based walking programs seem to be the most effective intervention for reduction of menopausal symptoms. Findings are comparable to those of other studies.

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