Meditation as an approach to lessen menopausal symptoms and insomnia in working women undergoing the menopausal transition period: A randomized controlled trial

Portella, Caio Fábio Schlechta; Sorpreso, Isabel Cristina Espósito; Assis, Alan da Silva Menezes de; Abreu, Luíz Carlos de; Soares, José Maria; Baracat, Edmund Chada; Moraes, Sandra Dircinha Teixeira de Araújo; Tanaka, Ana Cristina dʼAndretta

doi:10.1016/j.aimed.2020.08.003

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“…The drop out rate was 16.6% ( n = 4) from intervention and 21.7% ( n = 5) in control group. 27 Self-help CBT by Hardy et al, was delivered via a mailed booklet which has been adapted from a previous community-based trial. 30 It included information and exercises about menopause, stress management, and cognitive and behavioural strategies, and was expected to be completed within 20 weeks.…”

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“…The interventions for menopause implemented at workplaces were limited in number, heterogenous, and included self-help CBT, Raja yoga, health promotion (including menopause consultations, work-life coaching, and physical training) and awareness programs. 15,16,[27][28][29] Menopausal symptoms significantly improved following Raja yoga 27 self-help CBT 15 and health promotion sessions. 29 In addition, self-help CBT reported a significant improvement in presenteeism and work and social adjustment.…”

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“…20 The scores ranged from 13-20 out of 27 (mean 15.2) indicating moderate overall quality. Risks of bias was due to poor generalisability because of uncertainty in representativeness of volunteer participants, 15,16,[27][28][29] lack of adjustment for confounding factors, 16,28,29 lack of blinding or allocation concealment. 15,27 Work and social commitments were mentioned by participants as reasons for drop out or discontinuing the interventions.…”

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“…15 Raja Yoga significantly improved menopausal symptoms (p = 0.026) but did not to show a significant impact on insomnia and sleep quality. 27 Work outcomes. Self-help CBT intervention assessed work outcomes and reported significantly improved presenteeism (p = 0.001) (defined as "perceptions of being physically present at their jobs but experiencing decreased productivity and below-normal work quality due to their menopause") and work and social functioning (p = 0.01) 14 at home, work, and other social situations.…”

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Effectiveness of workplace-based interventions to promote wellbeing among menopausal women: A systematic review

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Menopausal symptoms are known to affect quality of life and work productivity. This systematic review aimed to describe the range and effectiveness of workplace-based interventions for menopause. MEDLINE, PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, PsycINFO, EconLit, and SCOPUS were searched from the inception until April 2022. Quantitative interventional studies evaluating physical/virtual workplace-based interventions aiming to improve well-being, work, and other outcomes, that involved women in menopausal transition, or their line managers/supervisors were eligible for inclusion. Two randomized controlled trials and three uncontrolled trials, comprising 293 women aged 40–60 years and 61, line managers/supervisors, were included in the review. Results were narratively synthesized due to the heterogeneity of interventions and outcomes and we found that only a limited range of interventions have been evaluated for their ability to support women going through menopausal transition in the workplace. Self-help cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT); Raja yoga; and health promotion (involving menopause consultations, work–life coaching and physical training) improved menopausal symptoms significantly. Self-help CBT was associated with a significant improvement in mental resources for work, presenteeism, and work and social adjustment. Awareness programs significantly improved knowledge and attitudes of both employees and line managers/supervisors about menopause. The interventions have mostly been evaluated in small studies with selected populations but have improved menopausal symptoms and work outcomes. A customizable menopause wellbeing intervention package incorporating these evidence-supported interventions should be developed and implemented on a wider scale within organizations alongside robust evaluation of its effectiveness.

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“…Portella et al [27] showed that the yoga meditation plus sleep hygiene (M + SH) group had better sleep quality (PSQ score) with a p = 0.164 than the sleep hygiene (SH) group (p = 0.016). Results also show signi cant decrease in Kupperman Menopausal Index (KMI) scores regarding both insomnia and depression in (M + SH)…”

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Effects of Different Physiotherapy Modalities on Insomnia and Depression in Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Post-menopausal Women: A Systematic Review

Lialy

Mohamed

AbdAllatif

et al. 2022

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Background Menopause is the time that marks passing 12 months after last menstruation cycle in women between ages 40–50. Menopausal women have common symptoms such as: hot flashes, vaginal dryness, mood switching, depression and insomnia. The systematic review aims to determine the effects of different therapeutic and manual modalities on insomnia and depression in perimenopausal, menopausal, and post-menopausal women. Methodology After identifying our inclusion/exclusion criteria, adding our search term into 3 databases (PubMed, science open, and Cochrane), 3958 papers were identified. By using EndNote software, we excluded duplicates, unrelated, and non-full text papers. Thus, we included only 26 papers including 7 physiotherapy modalities: exercise, reflexology, footbath, walking, therapeutic and aromatherapy message, craniofacial message, and yoga. Results Most of the included modalities’ results showed a significant improvement in insomnia and depression symptoms in intervention group rather than control group. Conclusion Using non-pharmaceutical interventions such as physiotherapy have an overall positive impact on reducing insomnia and depression in menopause women.

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The effectiveness of yoga on menopausal symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Wang,

Liu,

Kwok

et al. 2025

International Journal of Nursing Studies

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Meditation as an approach to lessen menopausal symptoms and insomnia in working women undergoing the menopausal transition period: A randomized controlled trial

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

Effectiveness of workplace-based interventions to promote wellbeing among menopausal women: A systematic review

Effectiveness of workplace-based interventions to promote wellbeing among menopausal women: A systematic review

Effects of Different Physiotherapy Modalities on Insomnia and Depression in Perimenopausal, Menopausal, and Post-menopausal Women: A Systematic Review

The effectiveness of yoga on menopausal symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

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