Individual Characteristics Associated with Menopausal Symptom Severity and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life: A Rural Perspective

Taşkıran, Gizem; Özgül, Serap

doi:10.1007/s43032-021-00545-y

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“…Meanwhile, there have been contradictory findings that married women complained more of vasomotor, genitourinary, or sexual symptoms than single/separated/widowed women. 17,[54][55][56] In particular, more sexual problems in women living with partners have been associated with comparatively active sexual lives. 55 Therefore, additional studies are needed to determine the relationship between marital status and the severity of menopausal symptoms.…”

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Level of Psychological and Somatic Symptoms Predict Perimenopausal Syndrome Severity Better Than Obstetric and Psychiatric History Do Among Korean Women

Kim

et al. 2023

Psychiatry Investig

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Objective Menopause symptoms can vary in type, duration, and severity. The purpose of this study was to investigate the key factors predicting severe symptoms among Korean perimenopausal women with various demographic data, obstetric and psychiatric histories, and menopausal symptoms screening scale scores.Methods Data were collected from 1,060 women, and 4 latent classes were identified using latent profile analysis, with 6 major categories of menopausal complaints. Among the 4 classes, we selectively used data from the “all unimpaired” and “all impaired” groups. Menopause rating scale (MRS), sociodemographic, obstetric, and psychiatric factors were assessed, and hierarchical logistic regression analyses were conducted with the “all impaired” group as a dependent variable.Results Marital status and scores on the psychological and somatic subscales of the MRS were statistically related to being in the “all impaired” group. Otherwise, family history of menopausal symptoms, menarche age, and history of other psychiatric disorders were not statistically significant predictors of being in the “all impaired” group.Conclusion The psychological and somatic subscales of the MRS predict the severity of perimenopausal syndrome better than obstetric and psychiatric history do among Korean perimenopausal women. Psychological and somatic symptoms as well as genitourinary symptoms in menopausal patients should be closely evaluated.

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Level of Psychological and Somatic Symptoms Predict Perimenopausal Syndrome Severity Better Than Obstetric and Psychiatric History Do Among Korean Women

Kim

et al. 2023

Psychiatry Investig

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“…This outcome also seems to be influenced by cultural background [76]. Finally, one longitudinal cohort [30], two cross-sectional [92,93] and two intervention studies [62,68] find no significant association between PA and psychological symptoms around menopause.…”

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confidence: 94%

“…In addition, one study finds that cardiorespiratory fitness explains a larger proportion of the variance in overall QoL than PA [78]. Finally, no significant association is found between PA levels and QoL in rural women [93]. Likewise, most intervention studies find that a variety of forms of PA have a positive impact on QoL, specifically aerobic exercise [38,44,51,54,57,66,99], resistance exercise [51,55], walking [57,70,72], and nutrition/health education combined with aerobic exercise [57,58].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There appears to be a consensus among the included studies regarding anxiety. Regular PA has a significant and decreasing impact on anxiety among midlife women around the menopausal transition, both when becoming physically active as a result of interventions [60,63,64], when comparing different PA levels in cross-sectional cohort studies [41,93,104,105], and when maintaining PA throughout longitudinal cohort studies [77].…”

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Psychological and social health outcomes of physical activity around menopause: A scoping review of research

Hybholt

2022

Maturitas

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“…Previous studies have examined the severity and prevalence of menopausal symptoms using measurements with summed item scores and/or individual item score 4,5 . However, none of these studies focused on the inner structure of menopausal syndrome of middle‐aged women, including the central and bridge symptoms.…”

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The structure of menopausal syndrome: Using network analysis to understand unique symptomatic relationships

Zhao

et al. 2022

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Menopausal syndrome, which is a common and on-going problem among women during the menopausal transition, has negative effects on their mental health, body function, social life, and sense of well-being. [1][2][3] Menopausal syndrome is characterized by a variety of aspects, including somatic (e.g., vasomotor symptoms, insomnia, bone and joint pain), psychological (e.g., irritability, anxiety, memory loss), and urogenital (e.g., sexual problems, vaginal dryness) symptoms. 3 The growing concern for middle-aged women's menopausal syndrome has led to a large number of studies exploring effective strategies to manage these symptoms, and to improve the health and well-being in this group.Previous studies have examined the severity and prevalence of menopausal symptoms using measurements with summed item scores and/or individual item score. 4,5 However, none of these studies focused on the inner structure of menopausal syndrome of middle-aged women, including the central and bridge symptoms.Studies have looked at the associations between different menopausal symptoms. For example, hot flashes were significantly associated with vaginal dryness, where they were the most important and distressing symptoms among middle-aged women. 6 Studies

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Individual Characteristics Associated with Menopausal Symptom Severity and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life: A Rural Perspective

Cited by 9 publications

References 41 publications

Level of Psychological and Somatic Symptoms Predict Perimenopausal Syndrome Severity Better Than Obstetric and Psychiatric History Do Among Korean Women

Level of Psychological and Somatic Symptoms Predict Perimenopausal Syndrome Severity Better Than Obstetric and Psychiatric History Do Among Korean Women

Psychological and social health outcomes of physical activity around menopause: A scoping review of research

The structure of menopausal syndrome: Using network analysis to understand unique symptomatic relationships

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