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 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 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.

The Association Between Time Spent on Computer Tablets and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Among Children from 3 to 12 Years Old

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S146-S146
Author(s):  
A. Alhadi ◽  
O.A. Abid ◽  
K.A. Alsuhaibani ◽  
K.A. Alshehri ◽  
R.A. Alowaisheq ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Techniques ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Parental Attitude ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder

IntroductionADHD is one of the most common neuropsychiatric disorders in children. The worldwide prevalence is estimated to be between 2–18%. The exact cause of ADHD is still unknown, but some factors have been found to increase the risk of having ADHD like increase TV exposure time and video games.ObjectivesTo study the association between time spent on computer tablets (iPads or Android tablets) by children and ADHD.MethodsThis cross sectional study targeted children from 3 to 12 years old who use computer tablets. Two non-random sampling techniques were used to distribute self-administered questionnaires to one of the caregivers of 275 children, 36 of them installed an application in their children's computer tablets that measures the actual time spent by the children. The questionnaire contains demographics, validated Arabic ADHD rating scale and questions to assess the parental attitude. The SPSS package was used for statistical analysis.ResultsThe results showed that the overall prevalence of ADHD is 22.2% and it is higher in males. There is no statistically significant association between ADHD and all variables except for the time spent on computer tablets, which showed that children using computer tablets more than the average time have an increased chance of having ADHD with an odds ratio of 1.9 with 95% confidence interval from 1.08 to 3.40.ConclusionThis study shows an association between time spent on computer tablets by children and ADHD. There is need for longitudinal studies to demonstrate the temporality and to confirm the association.

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 Assessment of prevalence of vasomotor menopausal symptoms using a modified menopause rating scale(MRS) in Peri and postmenopausal women

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-140
Author(s):  
Aariya Srinivasan ◽  
Archana kumari
Keyword(s):  
Postmenopausal Women ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Premenopausal Women ◽  
Menopausal Symptoms ◽  
Hot Flushes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Sleeping Problems ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Menopause Rating Scale

Menopausal symptoms can often be distressing and affect the normal activities of women in their middle age. This can significantly reduce their quality of life. This study was done to assess the prevalence of vasomotor menopausal symptoms using a modified menopause rating scale (MRS) in Peri and postmenopausal women. A cross-sectional observational study was done on 100 middle-aged women (40-65 yrs) during the period January-June 2020 using the modified menopause rating scale (MRS). The mean age of the respondents in the study was 52.71 yrs. The mean age at menopause is 56 yrs. The commonly found symptoms were joint and muscular discomfort (80%), physical and mental exhaustion (65%) and sleeping problems (50%) appears to be the most commonly experienced symptoms by these women. The other symptoms are hot flushes and night sweats (46%), irritability (40%), dryness of vagina (38%), anxiety (36%), depressive mood (34%), sexual problems(30%), heart discomfort (16%) bladder problems (14%). This study showed that the typical vasomotor symptoms of menopause like sweating and hot flushes were comparatively lower than that of somatic symptoms like joint and muscular discomfort, mental and physical exhaustion in general. At the same time, postmenopausal women experienced more of urogenital symptoms, while Peri and premenopausal women experienced somatic and psychological symptoms.

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 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 Perceived Loneliness and Severe Sleep Disorders in Adult Women during the Covid-19 Quarantine: A Cross-Sectional Study in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 215013272110251
Author(s):  
Álvaro Monterrosa-Castro ◽  
Angélica Monterrosa-Blanco ◽  
Andrea González-Sequeda
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Disorders ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Bivariate Analysis ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Emotional Loneliness ◽  
Social Loneliness

Background: Quarantine is a measure to control COVID-19 spread, resulting in an increased perception of loneliness. In turn, sleep disorders (SD) may be more frequently reported in uncertain circumstances. Objectives: To identify the association between loneliness and severe SD, in women quarantined due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional study carried out in women, between 40 and 79 years and living in Colombia. The women were invited through social network to complete 5 digital instruments: de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, Menopause Rating Scale, Fear of COVID-19 Five-item Version, Coronavirus Anxiety Scale, and Francis Religion Scale. Bivariate analysis and adjusted logistic regression between loneliness and SD were performed. Results: 1133 women participated, half of them under 50 years old. 43.1% had emotional loneliness, 39.9% social loneliness and 43.3% general loneliness. SD were identified in 6 out of 10 women, those with mild SD presented an OR of 1.84, 1.85, and 1.64, for emotional, social and general loneliness, respectively. Loneliness was associated twice with moderate SD, and more than twice with severe SD. Very severe SD reached OR:5.81 for emotional loneliness, OR:4.38 social loneliness and OR:4.02 general loneliness. In the presence of religiosity, fear and anxiety due to COVID-19, statistical significance was retained for associations, except intense SD with general loneliness. Conclusions: SD were significantly associated with loneliness in our study population. It is important to assess sleep quality and perception of loneliness in middle-aged women, especially during periods of quarantine due to a pandemic to avoid health implications.

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