Quality of life among postmenopausal Ecuadorian women participating in a metabolic syndrome screening program

Chedraui, Peter; Hidalgo, Luis; Chavez, Diana I.; Morocho, Nancy; Alvarado, Mariela; Huc, A.

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.05.008

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“…9,[33][34][35][36][37][38][39] The Cervantes Scale was the most prevalent, found in three of them. [34][35][36] The instrument was developed in Spanish, mainly for use in this population, and translated into Portuguese, despite being validated in a limited number of countries.…”

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“…21,39 The other specific questionnaires were: Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Women's Health Questionnaire (WHQ) and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MEN-QOL), which have already been validated and are the main scales currently used in studies on women in transition to menopause and post-menopause. 33,37,38,43,46,47 In Brazil, only WHQ, MENQOL and Cervantes Scale were validated; Greene Scale has been used for many years, and MRS is being used even without validation.…”

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“…41 On the other hand, many researchers prefer to use specific questionnaires to assess a certain condition. Chedraui et al 38 states that specific instruments are required in each condition, and menopause, or climacterium, is not an exception. 38 Utian 16 believes that in order to evaluate the quality of life of women in transition to menopause and post-menopause, somatic symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, genital atrophy and urinary incontinence, and psychological symptoms such as mood swings and Conclusão: não houve consenso na literatura quanto ao uso de instrumentos de qualidade de vida em mulheres com sobrepeso e obesidade no climatério, o que dificulta a comparação e a reprodutibilidade dos resultados.…”

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How to evaluate quality of life in overweight and obese women during climacterium?

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Objective: identifying the instruments used to measure quality of life during menopausal transition and post-menopause in women with obesity or overweight. Methods: a systematic search using the Embase, Pubmed and Cochrane databases, and the following key-words: menopause/climacteric, quality of life, overweight/obesity. Nineteen papers that fulfilled the including criteria were found. Results: eighteen studies using generic health questionnaires (global quality of life) were identified, six of them were specific for menopause and one specific for obesity. Eleven studies used generic questionnaires, while only eight questionnaires were specific for menopause. Conclusion: there was no consensus in the literature about the use of quality of life questionnaires in women with overweight and obesity in climacterium, which makes de comparison and reproducibility of the results difficult. This is an alert about the need for standardization to better evaluate this specific population.

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“…Studies indicated that women aged more than 55 have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease than younger women [8,[22][23]. Other studies showed that there is a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women, which varies from 32.6% to 41.5 % [24][25][26]. Study of Rossi et al [27] demonstrated that postmenopausal women with metabolic syndrome have lower incidence of cardiovascular risk factors.…”

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A Review on Metabolic Syndrome

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2012

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The metabolic syndrome is described by the clustering of several risk factors for Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Lipid disorder, obesity, diabetes in general and high blood pressure are collectively defined as risk factors for cardiovascular disease triggered by metabolic syndrome. The metabolic syndromes have a correlation with the variations in genetic susceptibility, nutritional regiment, physical exercise, chronological age and gender which play direct role in the incidence of metabolic syndrome and its side effects. There are several definitions of Metabolic Syndrome in the World: World Health Organization's (WHO), The NCEP Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). It appears that the female type 2 diabetic patients need to change their life style to halt the burden of cardiovascular complications in type 2 diabetic patients. Clinicians should significantly consider screening all people regardless of age for abnormalities in glucose level. Early treatment in people with abnormal glucose level constitutes a strategy of preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus and metabolic syndrome. Studies about metabolic syndrome have shown that females were more affected than males. This may be due to the specific characteristics in the lifestyle changes between females and males diabetic patients. Postmenopausal status might be a predictor of metabolic syndrome. Some related factors of metabolic syndrome among postmenopausal women may increase cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal women.

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“…Prevalence of metabolic syndrome is high among post-menopausal women and cross sectional studies have shown an increased risk in post-menopausal women ranging between 32.6% to 41.5% [17,18]. Based on the NCEP ATP III criteria the prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies between 8%-43% in men and from 7%-56% in women around the world [19].…”

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Lester Adaptation of Cardio Metabolic Measurements: An Inpatient Interventional Framework for Women with Mental Illness

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Aims of the study: To assess the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and implement a framework for screening and management of cardio metabolic risks in women on psychiatric in-patient wards.Background: An estimated 29-48% of psychiatric in-patients have metabolic syndrome. Severe mood disorders and psychotic illnesses are independent risk factors. 20-25% of the world's adult population have metabolic syndrome and they are twice as likely to die from and three times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke compared with people without the syndrome. This study gives an overview of the application of Lester Tool on busy in-patient units and interventional approaches adapted by the team.

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Quality of life among postmenopausal Ecuadorian women participating in a metabolic syndrome screening program

Cited by 79 publications

References 32 publications

How to evaluate quality of life in overweight and obese women during climacterium?

How to evaluate quality of life in overweight and obese women during climacterium?

A Review on Metabolic Syndrome

Lester Adaptation of Cardio Metabolic Measurements: An Inpatient Interventional Framework for Women with Mental Illness

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