Improvement of menopausal symptoms and the impact on work ability: A retrospective cohort pilot study

Geukes, Marije; Anema, Johannes R.; Aalst, Mariëlle P. van; Menezes, Renée X. de; Oosterhof, Henk

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.10.015

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“…A study undertaken in the Netherlands found that women with severe menopausal symptoms were 8.4 times more likely to report reduced ability to work compared with age-matched women without symptoms and furthermore were at risk of prolonged sickness absence from work [40]. The same research group found that treatment of symptoms improved the ability to work [41]. Furthermore, a Nigerian study found a significant negative relationship between menopausal symptoms and perceived ability to work [42].…”

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Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace: A European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement

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Bitzer²,

Cano³

et al. 2021

Maturitas

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Introduction: Worldwide, there are 657 million women aged 45-59 and around half contribute to the labor force during their menopausal years. There is a diversity of experience of menopause in the workplace. It is shaped not only by menopausal symptoms and context but also by the workplace environment. It affects quality of life, engagement, performance, motivation and relations with employers. Aim: To provide recommendations for employers, managers, healthcare professionals and women to make the workplace environment more menopause supportive, and to improve women's wellbeing and their ability to remain in work.

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Section: Impact On Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace: A European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement

Rees¹,

Bitzer²,

Cano³

et al. 2021

Maturitas

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“…Conventional risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease or cardiac arrhythmia is, as for men and women in any age, also correlated with mortality in middle-aged women [19]. Serious physical and mental stress perceived to be related to work, family and homework indicated an increased risk of prolonged sick-leave in the working population [15,20].…”

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“…Risk factors for future poor health in women have in previous studies focused primarily on a wider age range than 45-55 years [15] and in both men and women combined [2]. Moreover, with a short follow up time [20], focused on a special work places [15], conducted in low-income countries [19] or did not focus on patients attending PHC [15,19,20]. Furthermore, most previous studies focused on women with various specific chronic diseases or with specific risk factors and have often included lifestyle interventions with or without drug administrations and they did not take place in PHC [19].…”

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Prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health and work ability in women, 45–55 years: a six-year prospective longitudinal cohort study

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Background: Impaired health due to stress is a common cause of long-term illness in women aged 45-55 years. It is a common cause for visits to primary health care (PHC) and may influence work-ability. The aim of this study was to investigate prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health as well as work-ability in a population of average women aged 45-55 years. Methods: This longitudinal cohort study initially assessed 142 women from PHC centers in southwestern Sweden. One houndred and ten accepted participation and were followed for 6 years. They were assessed using the selfreported questionnaires: the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS-S), the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36). Descriptive data are presented of health, education, relationships and if they are working. Multicollinearity testing and logistic regression were used to test the explanatory variables. Result: Severity of symptoms in the MRS somatic and urogenital domains decreased while they increased in the psychological and depressive domains. Having tertiary education was associated with decreased overall mental health, vitality and social role functioning. Living with a partner was associated with increased physical role functioning, social role functioning and emotional role functioning. Conclusion: Quality of life seems to be enhanced by a good relationship with the partner, social support and work/life balance. Therefore, to improve women health women should early discuss ways in which these issues can be incorporated as they pursue their academic or career goals. Hence, we emphasize the importance of supporting women to gain increased awareness about a healthy life balance and to have realistic goals in work as well as in their social life.

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“…We measured quality of life with the Dutch version of with the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12 (SF-12) [ 31 ]. This questionnaire consists of 12 items which measure physical and mental health, which uses various response scales.…”

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“…The intervention included consultations with a specialist nurse who provided advice on menopausal symptoms and lifestyle changes. The results of Geukes et al’s study showed that treatment aimed at improving menopausal symptoms in severely symptomatic female workers was associated with improvement in menopausal symptoms and an improvement in ability to work [ 31 ]. The second study is a Finnish randomized controlled trial study by Rutanen et al (2014), in which the authors examined how physical exercise—mainly aerobics—related to daily mental and physical strains and work ability in female workers with menopausal symptoms [ 32 ].…”

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“I Get That Spirit in Me”—Mentally Empowering Workplace Health Promotion for Female Workers in Low-Paid Jobs during Menopause and Midlife

Verburgh

Verdonk

Appelman

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During menopause and midlife, female workers, particularly those in low-paid jobs, experience more occupational health problems than other groups of workers. Workplace interventions are often lacking, however. In the Netherlands, a workplace health promotion intervention—the work–life program (WLP)—has been developed to support female workers. Here, we tailored the WLP to the needs of female workers in low-paid jobs working at Amsterdam University Medical Center. In an exploratory mixed-methods study with a convergent design, among 56 participants, we used questionnaires before and after the intervention and semi-structured, in-depth interviews to address the following research question: What is the impact of the WLP on the women’s health and work functioning? Our quantitative data showed that menopausal symptoms improved significantly after the WLP. Our qualitative data, derived from 12 participants, showed that the WLP initiated a process of mental empowerment that initiated positive changes in four domains: behavior, physical health, mental wellbeing, and in the workplace. Taken with caution, our findings suggest that the WLP mentally empowers female workers to make choices that enhance their health and wellbeing, both at work and in their private lives, as summarized in the quote of one participant: “I get that spirit in me!”.

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Improvement of menopausal symptoms and the impact on work ability: A retrospective cohort pilot study

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace: A European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement

Global consensus recommendations on menopause in the workplace: A European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) position statement

Prognostic factors for future mental, physical and urogenital health and work ability in women, 45–55 years: a six-year prospective longitudinal cohort study

“I Get That Spirit in Me”—Mentally Empowering Workplace Health Promotion for Female Workers in Low-Paid Jobs during Menopause and Midlife

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