Relationship Between Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Quality of Life in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Mirghafourvand, Mojgan; Mohammad‐Alizadeh‐Charandabi, Sakineh; Lak, Tahereh Behroozi; Aliasghari, Fatemeh

doi:10.15296/ijwhr.2017.54

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“…Findings of the current study indicated a significant relationship between the lifestyle and education level, and by increase of education level, the lifestyle improved as well. Various other studies also showed improvement of lifestyle by increase of education level (20,(32)(33)(34), which were in agreement with the current study results. Also, based on the current study, a significant relationship was observed between the marital status and lifestyle, and the married elderly had a better lifestyle.…”

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confidence: 93%

Lifestyle of the Elderly with Stroke: A Cross Sectional Study

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Background: Nowadays, stroke is one of the most important and commonly diagnosed neurological diseases throughout the world. This disease annually causes numerous moralities and disabilities; its high prevalence is reported among the elderly. Objectives: The current study aimed at determining the lifestyle of the elderly with stroke in Ilam, Western Iran. Methods: The current descriptive, cross sectional study was conducted on 200 elderly people with stroke in Ilam, Western Iran by convenience sampling method. The study was conducted by the application of healthy lifestyle questionnaire with confirmed validity and reliability. After data collection, the data were analyzed with SPSS version 16 using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (independent t test and ANOVA). Results: Findings of the current study showed that the majority of the studied elderly were male (n = 106, 53%) aged 65 -70 years (n = 93, 46.5%), educated up to middle school level (n = 112, 56%), with annual income range of $US72,000 to $US144,000 (n = 117, 58.5%), had no spouse (n = 111, 5.55%) and lived in the city (n = 115, 57.5%). Mean (± standard deviation; SD) of age was 75.56 ± 9.87 years, mean lifestyle score was 37.54 ± 3.91, 9.55 ± 1.79, 24.30 ± 3.36, 18.76 ± 1.79, and 28.04 ± 2.41 in the dimensions of prevention, physical activity and recreational activities and sport, healthy nutrition, stress management, and inter-personal relationships, respectively.Total score of the questionnaire was 118.20 ± 6.00, which indicated a medium score of healthy lifestyle in the elderly. Conclusions:Findings of the current study revealed that the lifestyle condition of the elderly with stroke was in medium level. It was suggested that the therapeutic and health teams, in particular nurses, intervene properly and use nursing care models to enhance the lifestyle of the elderly.

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Lifestyle of the Elderly with Stroke: A Cross Sectional Study

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“…Clinical disorders of this syndrome include irregular menstrual cycles, amenorrhea, hirsutism, acne, alupcy, and infertility. In women with this syndrome, obesity and insulin resistance are considered as principles of pathophysiology, the increase in insulin stimulates the production of ovarian androgens; therefore, there is a permanent imbalance in the sex hormones of these patients (1,2,4,5). Patients with PCOS face increased risk of endometrial and ovarian cancer, late menopause, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, lipid disorders, and cardiovascular disease (6,7).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Studies conducted in the field of measuring the quality of life of women with PCOS have concluded that the quality of life of these women is very low. On this basis many gynecology researchers emphasize that patients should receive knowledge about this disease and its associated problems and even suggest that routine screening for the diagnosis of psychiatric diseases should be conducted in this group and these women need to receive education and support (17)(18)(19)(20)(21).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Depression and Obesity in Women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

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Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder that can cause mental and psychological manifestations such as depression in addition to medical aspects like obesity. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cognitive-behavioral therapy on body mass index (BMI) and depression in women with PCOS. Methods: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 74 women in Saqez-Iran, 2017. Participants were assigned into 2 groups of intervention and control through blocked randomization. The intervention group received cognitive-behavioral therapy in 8 sessions of 45 to 60 minutes. Beck's depression questionnaire was completed and body mass index (BMI) was calculated before and 4 weeks after the end of intervention. ANCOVA test was used to analyze the data. Results: There was no significant difference between the 2 groups in terms of socio-demographic characteristics (P > 0.05). After intervention, the mean (SD) of depression score in the intervention group was 4.5 (3.9) and in the control group 16.5 (8.6). Based on the ANCOVA test and with adjusting the baseline values, the mean depression score of the intervention group significantly was lower than the control group (adjusted mean difference: -13.8; confidence interval 95% = -10.9 to -16.7; P < 0.001). In addition, after intervention, the mean (SD) of BMI in the intervention group was 27.3 (5.4) and in the control group it was 29.4 (5.5). The intervention group was significantly lower than the control group, based on the ANCOVA test with adjusting the baseline values (-0.6; -0.2 to -0.9; P < 0.001). Conclusions: Cognitive-behavioral therapy is effective in improving depression and decreasing BMI in women with PCOS. Therefore, it is recommended to use this therapeutic approach to improve the physical and psychological health of these women.

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“…In this study, the mean overall score of health-promoting behaviors was moderate (M = 2.40), which was equal with the study conducted on infertile women (M = 2.40) in Tabriz, Iran (24). However, it was lower in comparison to the studies conducted on women in reproductive age in Tehran, Iran (21), adolescent girls in Sanandaj, Iran (25), postmenopausal women in Tabriz, Iran (22) and it was higher compared with a study on women with polycystic ovarian syndrome in Urmia, Iran (26). The discrepancy in health-promoting behaviors between this study and previous ones conducted in other cities of Iran could be associated with the effect of disease and the characteristics of the subjects, culture, physical environment, social structure, and promotional activities (27,28).…”

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confidence: 55%