scholarly journals Assessment of menopausal symptoms using modified menopause rating scale (MRS) in women of Northern India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 947 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fareha Khatoon ◽  
Parul Sinha ◽  
Sana Shahid ◽  
Uma Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Postmenopausal Symptoms ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Background: Menopause is defined as complete cessation of menses for twelve months or more. It is a normal physiological change experienced by middle aged women and some of the menopausal symptoms experienced by these women can be severe enough to affect their normal daily activities.Methods: An observational cross sectional study was carried out in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Era’s Lucknow Medical College and hospital, Lucknow for a period of one year.300 patients who had attained menopause were analyzed. Menopausal symptoms were assessed using Modified Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).Results: Majority of patients attained menopause at the age of 50-54 years and the calculated mean age came to be 50.33±5.26. The most common symptom reported was joint and muscular discomfort (87%), depressive mood (70%), heart discomfort (60.3%), physical and mental exhaustion (60%), sleep problems (56%). The most classical symptom of menopause i. e. hot flushes was reported in 53.3%. Prevalence of other symptoms in decreasing order were irritability (46.6%), anxiety (40.3%), bladder problem (26%), dryness of vagina (23%), sexual problems (20%). The menopausal symptoms were found to be more prevalent in women of lower socio economic strata and those who had no formal education and this difference was found to be statistically significant.Conclusions: There is a high burden of postmenopausal symptoms which have shown an increasing trend with advancement of age. This calls for establishment of specific health intervention for postmenopausal women through the existing health centres by having geriatric clinics.

scholarly journals Menopause rating scale: a simple tool for assessment of climacteric symptoms

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4250
Author(s):  
Ramya N. R. ◽  
Radhika Gadgi
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Clinical Consequence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Background: Menopause is a physiological event, a unique stage of a female reproductive system and transition in life that occurs in all women who reach midlife. The clinical consequence of menopause is due to estrogen deficiency. Some of menopausal symptoms experienced by these women can be severe enough to affect their normal lifestyle. Unfortunately, majority of these women are not aware of the changes brought about by menopause. Objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of different menopausal symptoms and their severity according to menopause rating scale and their impact on quality of life.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted by the department of obstetrics and gynaecology, Yenopaya Medical College, Mangalore between June 2020 to August 2020. A total of 210 women who are between the age of 40 and 65 years who had their last menstrual period of at least 1 year ago and were included in the study.Results: In the study majority of subjects were in the age group 46 to 50 years (42.9%). In the study there was significant association between general health and hot flushes, heart discomfort, depressive mood, irritability, physical and mental exhaustion, bladder problems and joint and muscular pain. There was no significant association between general health and sleep problem, anxiety, sexual problems and dryness of vagina.Conclusion: The menopausal rating scale can be used an effective tool while examining the patients for menopausal symptoms. Regular screening of such women can make a huge difference, and their quality of life can be improved.

scholarly journals A study on the modified menopause rating scale as a tool in the assessment of prevalence of menopausal symptoms in women of Dakshina Kannada district: a cross sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Vangara Sushmitha ◽  
Nishita Shettian
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Background: Menopause is defined as complete cessation of menses for a period of twelve months or more as a result of complete loss of ovarian follicular activity. Issues related to menopausal symptoms are complicated in terms of experience, severity, and dynamics of the symptoms. Various studies had showed that these symptoms vary among individuals depending on the menopausal stage, ethnicity, geographic location, and other factors menopause rating scale is an effective tool to assess the severity of these symptoms. The aims and objectives of this study were to assess the commonly reported menopausal symptoms among the women of Dakshina Kannada district using a modified menopause rating scale.Methods: This study was conducted in A.J Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre from January 2019. A total of 360 postmenopausal women were interviewed using predesigned questionnaire. Menopausal symptoms were assessed using modified menopause rating scale.Results: Majority of women attained menopause at the age of 51-55 years and the calculated mean age was 51.33+3.36. 85% were symptomatic with at least one symptom. The most common symptom reported was joint and muscular discomfort (80%), psychological symptoms like depressive mood (68%), vasomotor symptoms (60%), sleep disorders (50%) urogenital problem (30%). The menopausal symptoms were more prevalent in women of lower socioeconomic status and the ones who were illiterate and this difference was significant.Conclusions: There is an increasing need for establishment of specific health intervention for postmenopausal women by specialty clinics as the burden of menopausal symptoms is high in the Indian women due to lack of awareness, socio cultural and economic factors, and inaccessibility of health services, which may negatively affect the attitude of women towards menopause.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MENARCHE AGE AND MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muharam R ◽  
Muhammad Ikhsan ◽  
Herdinda Erudite Rizkinya
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urogenital Symptoms ◽  
Menarche Age ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the association between menarche age and menopausal symptoms.Methods: A cross-sectional study with 100 perimenopause subjects. Every subject was assessed of their menopausal symptoms with validated menopause rating scale (MRS) questionnaire. Menopause symptoms were classified into somato-vegetative, psychological, and urogenital symptoms. Statistical analysis was used to assess menarche age and menopause symptoms associations.Results: Out of 100 subjects, somato-vegetative, psychological, and urogenital symptoms were found in 46%, 68%, and 74% cases, respectively. Menarche age was varied between 10 and 17-year-old. There was a significant correlation between menarche age and psychological symptoms (p=0.034). However, there was no significant correlation between menarche age and somato-vegetative as well as urogenital symptoms (p=0.257; p=0.093).Conclusion: There was a significant association between menarche age and psychological symptoms in perimenopause women. However, there was no association between menarche age and somato-vegetative as well as urogenital symptoms in perimenopause women.

scholarly journals Study of Menopausal Symptoms using Menopause Rating Scale at a Tertiary Care Center: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (230) ◽  
Author(s):  
Asmita Pandey ◽  
Chanda Karki ◽  
Veena Rani Shrivastava ◽  
Dipty Shrestha ◽  
Pratigyan Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Binary Data ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perimenopausal Women ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Introduction: Menopause is the permanent cessation of menstruation for more than a year resulting from the loss of follicular activity of the ovaries. It is manifested by vasomotor, psychological, and urogenital symptoms which can be assessed by an internationally accepted scale known as Menopause Rating Scale. This study was conducted to find out the issues of perimenopausal women and proceed for management and proper counseling. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among women visiting the gynecological outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital from June 2017 to May 2018 using the Menopause Rating Scale. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee (reference number: 20122016). Convenient sampling was done. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 20.0 was used for data analysis. Point estimate at 90% confidence interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data. Results: Out of 189 perimenopausal women interviewed, the mean age of menopause was found to be 50.2±2.1 years. The most common gynecological symptoms among the study population was abnormal uterine bleeding 66 (34.9%) followed by abnormal vaginal discharge 50 (26.5%). Among symptoms in Menopause Rating Scale, the depressive mood was found in 99 (52.4%) cases followed by joint and muscular discomfort 88 (46.6%) and bladder problems in 87 (46%). None of the women had a score on the Menopause Rating Scale more than 16 and did not require management for their problem. Conclusions: Most of the women didn't know menopausal symptoms. However, none required intervention from gynecologists for their problems reflecting better quality of life.

scholarly journals Physical activity and menopausal symptoms

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Bushra E Zannat Khan ◽  
Md Anisur Rahman ◽  
Md Nadira Begum ◽  
Kazi Shafiqul Halim ◽  
Atiya Tasnim Muna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Sleep Problems ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hot Flash ◽  
The Relationship

Menopause is an inevitable stage of every woman’s life. This cross sectional study was conducted to assess the relationship between physical activity and menopausal symptoms from January to December 2017. By convenient sampling total 213 post menopausal women were interviewed from Mirpur, situated at the northern part of Dhaka. Five most prevalent menopausal symptoms were joint and muscular pain (90.1%), anxiety and sleep disturbance (80.3%), chest discomfort as well as physical and mental exhaustion (78.9%). Most of the respondents were physically active (63.4%), few were inactive (1.9%) and 34.7% respondents were Health Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA) active. The mean of total Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)-minute per week was 2713.46 ± 1152.24 minutes. Menopausal symptoms retrieved from Menopause Rating Scale were assessed according to physical activity level. Physical and mental exhaustion was found statistically significant (p=0.04) with the higher proportion reported in divorced and widowed (90.5%). Significant relationship between psychological subscale and educational status was seen (p=.03). There was significant association between dryness of vagina and educational status (p<0.01). Physical and mental exhaustion and heart problems were found to be significantly higher among working women (p<.05). The relationship between BMI (Body Mass Index) and hot flash was found statistically significant (p<0.001). Significant statistical difference also was found between irritability and increase in BMI (p <0.001). Hot flash (p=0.001) and depression (p=0.002) were found to be statistically significant in relation with tobacco use. Uro genital symptoms ( p=.03), hot flash (p=0.01) and depression (p=0.009) were found to be statistically significant in relation with history of chronic disease. Only urinary problems were found statistically significant with HRT use. (p >.05). Anxiety was found statistically significant (p=.04) with highest proportion found in HEPA active women (89.2%). Proportion of sleep problems (100%), physical and mental exhaustion (100%), bladder problems (urinary incontinence) (75%), joint and muscular discomfort (100%) were more in inactive than minimally active and HEPA active women but the relationships were not statistically significant (p>.05). The result indicates that physical activity may have some role in reducing menopausal symptoms. Bangladesh Med J. 2018 Jan; 47 (1): 11-17

scholarly journals Association between quality of life and severity of menopausal symptoms among Saudi women in Al-Ahsa

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Ola Mousa ◽  
Fatemah M. Alkhars ◽  
Mashael T. Al Shawaf ◽  
Enas A. Al Omran ◽  
Rawan A. Alkhawajah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Saudi Women

Background and objective: Menopause is not an illness. It is a normal physiologic process at the time that marks the end of the menstrual cycles. The severity, frequency, duration, and impact of these menopausal symptoms vary from woman to woman according to their age, and they affect the overall quality of life. The aim of this study is to verify the severity of menopausal symptoms experienced by Saudi women in Al Ahsa, and to identify the association between the severity of menopausal symptoms and their effects on the quality of life of Saudi women.Methods: An analytical cross- sectional study involved 427 women aged 45-60 years old. They were randomly collected by researchers who interviewed them in outpatient clinics and obstetrics and gynecology wards from 6 hospitals by using the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) questionnaire and the Menopause Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaire between February 15, 2021 and May 15, 2021.Results: The average age of participants was between 45-49. The MRS shows that mild symptoms were found in 47.8% of participants, while severe symptoms were 10.6%. The most common symptoms were physical and somatic. The Menopause Specific Quality of Life shows that 52.2% of the participants suffer from mild bothersome, while 7.5% have extremely bothersome. There was a strong positive association between menopause specific quality of life, and menopausal symptoms.Conclusions: There was a positive correlation between menopausal symptoms and the quality of life of women. Menopausal symptoms have a negative impact on the quality of women's lives. Therefore, the policy makers in the ministry of health could strengthen providing health programmes and health services to women in this age group, besides women in the reproductive age. This can be accomplished by including modules related to the special health needs of menopausal women in the primary center's health programs.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Depression among Postmenopausal Women in National Guard Primary Healthcare Centers, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
National Guard ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical City

Background: Reports of prevalence rates of depression in postmenopause show inconsistent results, with some studies demonstrating an increase in depressive symptoms whereas others show a decrease or no difference. Objectives: To estimate the prevalence and define some risk factors of depression in postmenopausal women aged 45-65 years in primary health care settings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Subjects and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted throughout the period June-August, 2018 at King Abdul Aziz Medical City-National Guard (KAMC-NG) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in three large primary care centers. It included a sample of postmenopausal women who completed at least 12 months of amenorrhea and aged between 45 and 65 years. The Arabic version of PHQ-9 was utilized to detect depression and Menopausal rating scale (MRS) was used to assess the severity of menopausal symptoms. Results: The study included 300 women. The prevalence of major depressive symptoms among them was 29%. More than half (60.7%) of the respondents had moderate social support, three quarters (75%) scored mild to severe symptoms on the menopausal rating scale while 25% were asymptomatic.Women who were: unmarried (84.2%), housewives (79.2%), illiterate (83.2%), menopaused since≥10 years (87.5%), having more than five children (81.4%), underwent oophorectomy (100%), with poor social support (93.9%) and never exercised (82.4%) were more likely to report mild to severe symptoms. Also, significantly higher percentages of participants who have hypertension (81.9%), diabetes (82.1%), Dyslipedemia (88.1%) and hypothyroidism (81.4 %) experienced mild to severe menopausal symptoms, p<0.05. The degree of severity on the PHQ has strong significant (P<0.001) correlation with marital status, employment status, educational level and income. Conclusion: Depression is a relatively common disorder among postmenopausal women in Riyadh. Some sociodemographic indicators were identified. Care should be paid to this important group and further larger studies are recommended.

scholarly journals GAMBARAN KARAKTERISTIK WANITA POSTMENOPAUSE YANG TINGGAL DI WILAYAH PEDESAAN INDONESIA

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 46
Author(s):  
Ida Ayu Ningrat Pangruating Diyu
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Reproductive Aging ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Menopause ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Latar Belakang: Menopause merupakan tonggak yang penting dalam kesehatan wanita dan signifikan mempengaruhi kualitas hidup wanita. Memasuki masa post-menopause keluhan akan  gejala menopause yang dialami meningkat.  Penelitian yang meneliti mengenai karakteristik maupun keluhan-keluhan wanita postmenopause yang tinggal di pedesaan masih jarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui karakteristik wanita postmenopause yang tinggal di pedesaan.Metode Penelitian: Desain penelitianyang digunakan adalah deskriptif cross sectional study. Penelitian dilakukan di Desa Petang, salah satu daerah  pedesaan di Bali, Indonesia. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 392 wanita postmenopause. Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW+10) digunakan untuk mengklasifikasikan wanita post menopause. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah instrument yang dirancang sendiri untuk mengetahui karakteritik demografi dan pola kebiasaan serta Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) untuk gejala-gejala menopause.Hasil Penelitian: Hasil analisa data menunjukkan sebagian besar wanita postmenopause yang tinggal di daerah pedesaan memiliki kebiasaan mengkonsumsi kopi yakni sebanyak 315 responden  (80,4%) dan tidak terbiasa berolahraga 218 (55,6%). Keluhan gejala -gejala menopause  dirasakan oleh wanita postmenopause diantaranya rasa tidak nyaman pada persendian dan otot yakni sebanyak 316 wanita  (82%), kelelahan fisik dan mental sebanyak 275 wanita (70,3%), masalah tidur sebanyak 223 (56,9%,), masalah seksual sebanyak 179 (45,7%), rasa tidak nyaman pada jantung sebanyak 122 (31,2%) serta badan terasa panas dan berkeringat sebanyak 119 (30,4%).Kesimpulan:  Wanita postmenopause yang tinggal didaerah pedesaan memiliki karakteritik yang sedikit berbeda . Hampir sebagian besar wanita postmenopause mengeluhkan lebih dari satu gejala menopause. Hal ini menjadi perhatian khusus dan tantangan tersendiri bagi petugas kesehatan dalam merancang intervensi yang tepat guna membantu mengatasi gejala-gejala yang dialami oleh wanita postmenopause 

scholarly journals Assessment of the menopausal symptoms of women by using the menopausal rating scale

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1436
Author(s):  
Shweta Pradhan ◽  
Anupama Dave
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Menopausal Status ◽  
Working Women ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Post Menopause

Background: Although menopause is a universal phenomenon, there is a considerable variation among women regarding the manifestation of menopausal signs and symptoms. Symptoms experienced with the menopausal transition and early post menopause are varied and span both physical and psychological domains. Therefore, a need is felt to evaluate menopausal symptoms on a pretested scale to provide a subjective and clinically reproducible picture of menopausal symptoms.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in MYH ,Indore Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, from July 2016 to December 2016.A pretested,  semi structured, interview based, oral questionnaire was used to assess the menopausal symptoms and their severity in women of age group 35 to 65 years attending MYH, Indore OPD, using MRS scale and to evaluate these symptoms in perimenopausal as compared to postmenopausal women.Results: The results were evaluated for psychological (P), somatic (S), and urogenital (U) symptoms. A significantly higher percentage of perimenopausal women  showed a P score of ≥7; while a higher percentage of postmenopausal showed S score and U score ≥7 ;p ≤ (0.001).Working women seem to suffer more from psychological symptoms whereas nonworking women showed a greater incidence of somatic symptoms.Conclusions: The present study revealed that proportion of menopausal symptoms was significantly high and there was variation of severity of menopausal symptoms with any of the socio demographic variables, menopausal status or duration of menopause.

scholarly journals Presentation of menopausal symptoms: A village based community study

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Srivastava ◽  
Ritu Srivastava ◽  
Balram Pandit
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Natural Menopause ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: The present observational, cross sectional study was carried out in rural women (n=117) from the Varanasi area with natural menopause to evaluate menopausal symptoms in women above the age of 40, as well as to evaluate the correlation of age on these symptoms. Materials and Methods: A crossectional assessment by interviewing regarding the menopausal complaints in the following 40-44(n=27), 45- 50(n=30) and above 50 (n =60) years age groups. Menstrual rating scale (MRS) was administered to all the women forming the sample. Results: Mean age at menopause was 47.35 years. Mean number of menopausal symptoms in three age groups were as (mean±SD)10.53±7.33, 7.70± 6.76 and14.50±10.77 respectively, which varied significantly (F=4.86, df=2, 87, P=0.009). The study reveal, varying nature of symptoms with age and MDSM (Mean Duration since Menopause), with vasomotor symptoms being more prevalent with lesser MDSM and psychological and rheumatic complaints more prevalent with increasing age and MDSM in this region. Conclusion: Such regional studies will help to corroborate data so that health care providers can plan strategies for the middle aged women suffering from these menopausal symptoms. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i1.8431 Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.6(1) 2015 87-90

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