Physical activity and mental health outcomes during menopause: A randomized controlled trial

Elavsky, Steriani; McAuley, Edward

doi:10.1007/bf02879894

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“…They improve mood and enhance psychological functioning [58,59]. In a cross sectional study of 151 regular physically activity women the total Greene score and psychological sub-score were found to be improved [60].…”

Section: Benefits To Psychological Symptomsmentioning

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To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond

Stojanovska¹,

Apostolopoulos²,

Polman³

et al. 2014

Maturitas

104

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Menopausal symptoms in women can be severe and disruptive to overall quality of life. Hormone replacement therapy, is known to be effective in ameliorating symptoms, however, reporting of side effects has resulted in alternative treatment options. Exercise has been assessed as an alternative treatment option for alleviating menopausal symptoms, including, psychological, vasomotor, somatic and sexual symptoms. Here we report the effects of physical activity and exercise on menopause symptoms in menopausal women.

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Section: Benefits To Psychological Symptomsmentioning

confidence: 99%

To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond

Stojanovska¹,

Apostolopoulos²,

Polman³

et al. 2014

Maturitas

104

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“…The Lifestyle PA Self-Efficacy (LPASE) scale (Elavsky and McAuley 2007) is a modified version of the Exercise SelfEfficacy Scale (McAuley 1992) and assesses the participants' beliefs in their ability to continue accumulated moderate intensity PA five or more days per week for C30 min per day over the subsequent 6 months. The Barrier Self-Efficacy (BASE) scale (McAuley 1992) measures the extent to which the respondents believe that they will participate in sufficient PA (i.e., at least five times a week, 30 min per session) over the next 6 months even if they encounter obstacles (such as bad weather, time constraints, motivational problems, or insufficient social support).…”

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Physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life in older Czech adults

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Despite efforts to expand global physical activity (PA) surveillance data to include both low-and high-income countries worldwide, our understanding of the relationship between PA and quality of life (QOL) in older adults from culturally diverse backgrounds is limited. We tested McAuley's social-cognitive model of the PA-QOL relationship in the cultural context of the Czech Republic, a post-communist central European country. A total of 546 older Czech adults (mean age 68 years) completed a battery of questionnaires assessing indicators of PA, self-efficacy, health status, and global QOL. A structural equation model was used to test the relationship between PA and QOL. The model hypothesized an indirect relationship between PA and QOL: PA predicted self-efficacy, which in turn predicted global QOL through mental and physical health status. The analyses indicated an acceptable fit of the proposed model, albeit with different emphases than those of studies from Western countries. Above all, we observed a stronger effect of PA on self-efficacy and a weaker mediating effect of health status on the PA-QOL relationship. Our findings supported the validity of McAuley's PA-QOL social-cognitive model for a non-Western cultural context. However, it seems that self-efficacy and health status may influence the PA-QOL relationship in this population in a manner different from that proposed in McAuley's model.

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“…In some studies, physical exercise was reported to lead to a reduction in menopausal symptoms, and to provide an increase in quality of life (Stadberg, et al 2004;Elavsky and McAuley, 2007;Teoman, et al 2004;Moriyama, et al 2008;Lindh-Åstrand, et al 2004) however, Yurdakul et al did not determine a significant relationship between menopausal women's doing regular physical exercise and their quality of life (Yurdakul, et al 2007). In our study, most of the women did not exercise; only a very small number of the women with complaints of hot flashes used it as an alternative method (1.7%).…”

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Women’s Menopause-Related Complaints and Coping Strategies: Manisa Sample

Özpınar¹,

Çevik²

2016

IJN

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The purpose of the study was to identify health problems suffered by menopausal women and alternative coping methods used by them. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional one. The population of the study comprised 45-59-year-old women enrolled in the third family health center in Manisa (n = 629). The minimum sample size was calculated using 50% of prevalence and 4% margin of error at the 95% confidence interval and was found to be 239.In the study, the Socio-Demographic Questionnaire, Coping with Menopausal Symptoms Questionnaire and Menopause Rating Scale were used. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and the chi-square test were used. The women's mean age was 51.7 ± 3.9. Of the participating women, 94.6% went through the menopause, 50.6% were knowledgeable about the menopausal period, 41.4% learned about menopause from friends or other people around and 72.8% never receive any menopause-related drug therapy. Alternative treatment methods used by women suffering menopause symptoms were as follows: having sage tea for hot flashes and sweating (35.6%), having herbal tea for nervousness (44.4%), eating almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, apricots and raisins for physical and mental fatigue (53.1%). It was found that menopausal women suffered a lot of physical and psychological problems and used several alternative methods for coping

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Physical activity and mental health outcomes during menopause: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract: Physical activity appears to enhance mood and menopause-related QOL during menopause, however, other aspects of mental health may be affected only as a result of reduction in menopausal symptoms. Increasing cardiorespiratory fitness could be one way to reduce menopausal symptoms.

Cited by 186 publications

References 37 publications

To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond

To exercise, or, not to exercise, during menopause and beyond

Physical activity, self-efficacy, and quality of life in older Czech adults

Women’s Menopause-Related Complaints and Coping Strategies: Manisa Sample

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