Menopausal symptoms and health-promoting lifestyle behaviors among women in Tanta, Egypt: An analytic cross-sectional study

Abstract

Recently, many health systems developed their programs based on family health. In this regard, women are at the core of family health as they not only manage other family members' health condition, but also represent the main guide of education and promotion of a healthy lifestyle to the next generations. Moreover, women constitute the bigger part of population in most age groups. Furthermore, their average life expectancy is longer than men even though they have a higher disease burden. Women must face specific problems arising from their natural physiological conditions, such as menopause. (1) Overall, by increasing life expectancy, more than one third of a woman's life is spent in menopause, which cause many of physical and psychological changes in women. (2) Although menopause is a normal physiological stage of women's life, a significant proportion of women are likely to have various problems during this period.Moreover, epidemiological studies have shown that approximately 65-85% of the women go through menopause symptoms, including hot flashes, sweating, palpitation, sleep disorder, irritability, lethargy, depressed mood, insomnia, aching in muscles and joints, short breath, weight gain, increased facial hair, anxiety, sexual problems, and urinary tract problems.

Health Promoting Lifestyle Behaviors and Sleep Quality Among Saudi Postmenopausal Women

“…The present study matched the findings of another study by Ref. ( 7 , 23 , 28 , 29 ). On the contrary, the overall score for health-promoting lifestyle practices was at a low level as a recent Pakistan study ( 3 ).…”

“…Moreover, higher somatic symptoms could explain as lacking participants' awareness of the availability of therapies such as hormonal replacement therapy and psychological therapies that could minimize/alleviate the severity of symptoms. This result is in the same line as other studies ( 4 , 20 , 23 – 25 ), as the intensity of symptoms may fluctuate depending on how these symptoms are perceived in different nations. Therefore, the appearance of these symptoms should be considered by professionals.…”

“…Findings showed a significant negative relationship between total scores of both health-promoting behavior and both menopausal symptoms and sleep quality. These findings were in the same line with ( 23 , 36 , 37 ). Based on these results, the absence or negative of healthy life habits can influence the dimension of self-care/search for health care at this stage and increase the incidence and intensity of menopausal symptoms and worsen sleep quality.…”

Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-sectional Study

“…The severity of urinary infections can affect the severity of urinary incontinence, and since urinary infections are induced by a lack of hygiene and attention to health, it can be inferred that HR may lead to a decline in urogenital symptoms (38). Consistent with our finding, a significant negative correlation was revealed between HR and MSs in other studies (39,40). Given the significance of HR in mitigating MSs and the importance of addressing urinarygenital symptoms, it would be beneficial to provide women with the necessary training in this area.…”

Assessment of Relationship between Lifestyle Behaviors and Severity of Perimenopausal Symptoms among Women

“…70-80% of women experience subjective symptoms that can negatively affect their quality of life in their personal, social, and professional lives (Giannini et al, 2021). Nearly 16% of Egyptian women experience symptoms of perimenopause between 35 and 40 years of age and reach menopause between 45 and 55 years of age, with an average age of 46.7 years (Abo- Ali & Oka, 2021).…”