The impact of attitudes towards the menopause on women's symptom experience: A systematic review

Ayers, Beverley; Forshaw, Mark; Hunter, Myra

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.10.016

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“…• Negative atitude to menopause and aging: women with more negative atitudes toward the menopause in general report more symptoms during the menopausal transition [6].…”

Section: Personal Psychological Vulnerabilitymentioning

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Psychological and Social Aspects of Menopause

Afridi¹

2017

A Multidisciplinary Look at Menopause

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Menopause is one of the age-related phases of physiological transition of females. There is robust research and information regarding its biological aspects specially its endocrine base, yet the psychosocial aspect is quite interesting and debatable due to its variability among diferent cultures and climates. There are certain subthreshold response in form fear and loss of reproductive life to no more ability to reproduce and a feeling of loss of femininity. The period of menstruation simulated to reproductive age or fertility is around half of their lives; therefore, loss of fertility or reproductive life may be a source of stress specially among tribes where long reproductive age period is desired on the cultural belief that this will lead to a large family size that is considered as a symbol of success. Psychological factors such personal or inter-psychic (personality, self-esteem, and coping skills) and intrapsychic (relationship issues and social support) may contribute in the onset, course, and repose to perimenopausal period. There are certain psychiatric conditions such as anxiety, depressive disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric syndrome related to premenopausal period that must be screened. Before embarking on pharmacological treatment, psychosocial intervention especially lifestyle modiications must be ofered to avoid complications.

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“…• Negative atitude to menopause and aging: women with more negative atitudes toward the menopause in general report more symptoms during the menopausal transition [6].…”

Section: Personal Psychological Vulnerabilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological and Social Aspects of Menopause

Afridi¹

2017

A Multidisciplinary Look at Menopause

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“…Concerning the deep cultural differences in terms of attitudes towards menopause in women among different communities, Brown has stated that in non-western societies, menopause changes social roles, reduces limitations such as those imposed by certain taboos, and increases the authority of elderly women (14). On the other hand, in western societies, where physical and sexual attractiveness as well as youth and reproductive capacity are seen as valuable female qualities, negative attitudes towards menopause and aging can be observed among women in a large proportion of these communities (15).…”

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Attitudes Towards Menopause Among Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bahri¹,

Roudsari²,

Tohidinik³

et al. 2016

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Context: Women's attitudes towards menopause have an important impact on menopausal experiences, including the perceived severity of symptoms and women's general lifestyles during menopause. Therefore, such attitudes should be considered when developing management and counseling programs for women in menopausal transition. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to examine Iranian women's attitudes towards menopause.Evidence Acquisition: In this study, searches for English articles were conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases, and searches for Persian articles were conducted using Magiran, SID, and Google Scholar. All articles published until April 30, 2015 were considered, using the keywords "Menopause," "Attitude," "Iran," and "Iranian women." Out of 1160 potentially relevant publications, 21 documents met the inclusion criteria. Then, the quality of the studies was examined by two reviewers independently using additional pre-specified criteria. Measures of the effects were pooled, and random effect meta-analysis was conducted using Stata software version 11.Results: Out of the 21 selected documents, 11 studies were eligible for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The results of the meta-analysis on 3453 participants showed that 25% of Iranian women had positive attitudes, 58% had neutral attitudes, and 17% had negative attitudes towards menopause. Conclusions:The majority of Iranian women had neutral attitudes towards menopause, which may be evidence of poor knowledge about menopause. Therefore, it is suggested that appropriate educational programs be developed and implemented by policymakers in order to increase knowledge and raise awareness among women about menopause.

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“…Se ha encontrado que las caracterís-ticas sociodemográficas, el estilo de vida y los problemas de salud concomitantes parecen ser determinantes importantes de los síntomas relacionados con la menopausia (Bromberger y Kravitz, 2011;Li et al, 2003;Ishizuka, Kudo y Tango, 2008) y que pueden ser correlatos más importantes de la sintomatología depresiva que se da en la mediana edad que el estatus menopáusico y los niveles hormonales (Gallicchio, Schilling, Miller, Zacur y Flaws, 2007). Además, en la sintomatología asociada a la menopausia también parecen ser importantes las actitudes (Ayers, Forshaw y Hunter, 2010) y las percepciones socioculturales, que constituyen el contexto en el que las mujeres experimentan la menopausia (Hall, Callister, Berry y Matsumura, 2007).…”

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Relevancia del estatus menopáusico en las diferencias en salud mental entre mujeres y hombres

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Resumen: Se analizan las diferencias entre mujeres y hombres en autoestima y en sintomatología depresiva, de ansiedad y somática, estudiando la relevancia del estatus menopáusico y la edad en tales diferencias. Se utilizó un diseño transversal con una muestra de 1341 personas adultas (726 mujeres y 615 hombres) de la población general con diferentes edades, y estatus menopáusico en el caso de las mujeres, quienes respondieron al Cuestionario de Salud General de Goldberg y al Cuestionario de Autoestima de Rector y Roger. Se encontró que las mujeres tenían más síntomas somáti-cos y de ansiedad que los hombres. No se encontraron diferencias en función del género en depresión ni en autoestima entre los más jóvenes, pero a partir de los 40 años las mujeres tenían más síntomas depresivos y menor autoestima que los hombres con edades similares. Los análisis intragénero evidenciaron que los hombres más jóvenes tenían más sintomatología depresiva y menos autoestima que los de más de 40 años, diferencias intragrupo que no se observaron entre las mujeres. Solo se encontraron diferencias entre las mujeres en función del periodo menopáusico en sintomatología somática, que era mayor en las perimenopáusicas respecto a las premeno-páusicas. Se concluye que la menopausia tiene escasa relevancia en las diferencias de género en salud mental. Palabras clave: género; menopausia; ansiedad; depresión; sintomatología somática; autoestima.Title: Relevance of menopausal status in mental health differences between women and men. Abstract: The objective of this study is to examine differences between men and women in self-esteem and depressive, somatic and anxiety symptoms when studying the relevance of menopausal status and age in such differences. Research design was a cross-sectional survey of a general population sample of 1341 (n = 726 women and n = 615 men) adults of different ages and, in the case of women, with different menopausal status. Participants responded to Goldberg General Health Questionnaire and Rector and Roger Self-esteem questionnaire. Results showed that women had more anxiety and somatic symptoms than men. Gender differences in depressive symptoms and self-esteem were not found in younger participants, although women over 40 showed more depressive symptoms and lower self-esteem than men of similar ages. Intra-gender analysis indicated that younger men had more depressive symptoms and less self-esteem than those over 40, whereas these differences were not observed in the women sample. Differences among women were only observed in relation with their diverse menopausal status in somatic symptoms, these latter being greater in perimenopausal than in premenopausal women. These results make clear that menopause has little relevance in gender differences in mental health.

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The impact of attitudes towards the menopause on women's symptom experience: A systematic review

Cited by 301 publications

References 42 publications

Psychological and Social Aspects of Menopause

Psychological and Social Aspects of Menopause

Attitudes Towards Menopause Among Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Relevancia del estatus menopáusico en las diferencias en salud mental entre mujeres y hombres

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