ArticleMenopause (New York, N.Y.)2020
The role of physical activity in the link between menopausal status and mental well-being.
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- Network analysis of depression symptoms and physical activity levels before and after menopause.PloS one · 2025Article
- The associations of positive and negative mental well-being with physical activity during the COVID-19 across late adulthood.BMC public health · 2024Article
- The Relationship between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Physical activity, anthropometric measurements, quality of life and menopausal symptoms among South-Indian women.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2023Article
- The Impact of Sustainable Exercise on Self-Efficacy and Life Satisfaction in Women before and after Menopause.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Depressive symptoms and physical activity among community-dwelling perimenopausal women: a prospective longitudinal study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Association between Physical Activity, Body Composition, and Metabolic Disorders in Middle-Aged Women of Ksar el Kebir (Morocco).International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Effectiveness of lifestyle related interventions to improve quality of life among postmenopausal women in selected slums of Bhubaneswar: A community based quasi experimental study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2023Article
- Associations of physical performance and physical activity with mental well-being in middle-aged women.BMC public health · 2021Article
- Methodological Considerations for Studies in Sport and Exercise Science with Women as Participants: A Working Guide for Standards of Practice for Research on Women.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2021Article
- Effects of physical activity on menopausal symptoms, psychosomatic factors and well-being among working women in England: A path analysis.Women's health (London, England)Observational
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Abstract
objectiveTo examine the relationship between menopausal status and mental well-being, and whether this relationship varies as a function of physical activity (PA).
methodsBased on a hormonal analysis and bleeding diary, women aged 47 to 55 were categorized as pre (n = 304), early peri (n = 198), late peri (n = 209), or postmenopausal (n = 387). Mental well-being was assessed using the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, the International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. PA was self-reported and categorized as low, medium, and high. Associations between variables were analyzed using multivariate linear regression adjusted for age, marital and employment status, parity, self-reported mental disorder, use of psycholeptics and psychoanaleptics, and menopausal symptoms.
resultsDepressive symptoms were lower amongst the pre than postmenopausal women (B = 0.07, confidence interval 0.01-0.13). Menopausal symptoms attenuated these associations. Menopausal status showed no associations with life satisfaction, or with positive or negative affectivity.Women with high PA scored higher on positive affectivity, and the pre, early peri, and postmenopausal women scored higher on life satisfaction (B = 0.79, P < 0.001; B = 0.63, P = 0.009; B = 0.42, P = 0.009, respectively) and scored lower on depressive symptoms (B = -0.13, P = 0.039; B = -0.18, P = 0.034; and B = -0.20, P < 0.001, respectively) than their low PA counterparts. The pre and postmenopausal women with medium PA scored higher on life satisfaction (B = 0.54, P = 0.001; B = 0.038, P = 0.004, respectively) than those with low PA.
conclusionsPostmenopausal women reported marginally higher depressive symptoms scores compared with premenopausal women, but menopause was not associated with positive mental well-being. However, this association varies with the level of PA. : Video Summary:http://links.lww.com/MENO/A520.
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