Prevalencia de problemas de sueño en mujeres climatéricas colombianas durante la pandemia COVID-19

Abstract

Objetivo: elaborar una aproximación a la prevalencia de los problemas de sueño (PDS) en mujeres climatéricas colombianas durante la pandemia COVID-19. Materiales y Métodos: estudio transversal que pertenece al proyecto de investigación Calidad de Vida en la Menopausia y Etnias Colombianas bajo condiciones de pandemia [CAVIMEC+COVID STUDY]. Se incluyeron mujeres naturales y residentes en Colombia entre 40 y 59 años, quienes en los primeros cinco días de junio del 2020 participaron de forma anónima y voluntaria, previo consentimiento informado en el diligenciamiento de un formulario alojado en una plataforma virtual. Los PDS fueron identificados con el tercer ítem de Menopause Rating Scale. Se exploraron características sociodemográficas, la presencia y severidad de los PDS y el estado menopáusico. Se hace estadística descriptiva. Resultados: participaron 984 mujeres, la mediana de edad fue 47,0 [RIC: 42,0-53,5] años. El 84,5% de las participantes eran mestizas, el 13,7% afrodescendientes y 1,7% indígenas. El 39,3% posmenopáusicas. El 70% residían en la región caribe colombiana. Informaron PDS 637 (64,7%) de las participantes y 112 (11,3%) tenían PDS severos. Las posmenopáusicas informaron un 65,1% de PDS, en forma severa el 12,2%, y las premenopáusicas informaron 64,5%, en forma severa el 10,1%. Conclusiones: los PDS podrían ser un problema frecuente en las mujeres en estado premenopáusico y postmenopáusico. Se debe explorar este problema en la consulta ginecológica para ofrecer soluciones. Se requieren estudios poblacionales que confirmen estas observaciones.

Experience and severity of menopause symptoms and effects on health-seeking behaviours: a cross-sectional online survey of community dwelling adults in the United Kingdom

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Experience and severity of menopause symptoms and effects on health-seeking behaviours: A cross-sectional online survey of community dwelling adults in the United Kingdom

“…A similar proportion of respondents suffered from sleep disturbances, although previous studies have indicated lower levels of sleep disturbances in midlife women, ranging between 40 and 56% [32,33]. The reason for this disparity is di cult to determine because the cause of each woman's sleep disturbance may be multifactorial, and sleep issues were likely exacerbated by changes in lifestyle and routines during the COVID-19 pandemic [34].…”

Anxiety, sleep quality and stress in college students during the COVID-19 confinement

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“…According to Monterrosa and Monterrosa (9) in their paper Prevalencia de problemas de sueño en mujeres climatéricas durante la pandemia COVID-19 to build an approach to the prevalence of sleep problems (PDS) in Colombian climacteric women during the COVID-19 pandemic, a cross-sectional methodology study that corresponds to a research project on quality of life in menopause under the pandemic where Colombian women and residents in Colombia from 40 to 50 years of age participated in the study in June 2020 anonymously and voluntarily, using the Menopause Rating Scale tool, focusing especially on the third item where the PDS were identified. Likewise, sociodemographic differences were identified, the presence and severity of the PDS as the menopausal status, with which to use to develop quantitative research with descriptive statistics.…”