ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Psychological Climacteric Symptoms and Attitudes toward Menopause among Emirati Women.
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Study of Sleep Disturbances and Quality of Life Among Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-sectional Study
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Vasomotor Symptoms and Their Association with Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Pooled it
- FIGO best practice recommendations for the mental health of women at menopausal age.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Guideline
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- The Effect of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program on Quality of Life, Life Satisfaction, Sleep Quality, and Mental Well-Being in Menopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2026Trial
- Qigong for mental health and sleep quality in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2022Trial
- The mind, body, sexuality triangle in the postmenopausal period: evaluation of menopausal attitude, depression, and sexual life quality.BMC women's health · 2026Article
- Quality of life and associated factors among naturally postmenopausal women in Arar Saudi Arabia.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the Eight-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CESD-8): Specific cultural considerations for the assessment of depression.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Perceptions and attitudes towards menopause and perceived satisfaction with life.Przeglad menopauzalny = Menopause review · 2025Article
- Aging anxiety levels of women in menopause and associated factors.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2025Article
- Menopause knowledge, attitudes and experiences of women in Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- The condition of women frequently changing sanitary pads in 28 cities of China: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Effects of Hormonal Replacement Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Climacteric Symptoms Following Risk-Reducing Salpingo-Oophorectomy.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Association between Menopausal Women's Quality of Life and Aging Anxiety: The Role of Life Satisfaction and Depression.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Antidepressant Effect of Enzymatic Porcine Placenta Hydrolysate in Repeated Immobilization Stress-Induced Ovariectomized Female Mice.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
- Effect of tibolone vs hormone replacement therapy on climacteric symptoms and psychological distress.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2024Article
- Hormone therapy for sexual function in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Examining the Health-Related Needs of Females during Menopause: A Systematic Review Study.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2023Review
- The Impact of Event Scale-Revised: Examining Its Cutoff Scores among Arab Psychiatric Patients and Healthy Adults within the Context of COVID-19 as a Collective Traumatic Event.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Prevalence and severity of urinary incontinence and associated factors in Iranian postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study.BMC urology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Menopause is an inevitable developmental event that women encounter at an age of 42-54 years. The drop of estrogen levels that accompanies cessation of menstruation is associated with multiple vasomotor, physical, neuropsychological, and sexual symptoms, which may hamper quality of life. This study aimed to examine the severity of psychological symptoms and their correlates among peri- and postmenopausal Emirati women (N = 60, mean age = 54.88 ± 6 years). Participants were interviewed using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) and attitudes toward menopause scale (ATMS). In four path analysis models, vasomotor symptoms, weight gain, and fatigue had significant direct effects on symptoms of anxiety, depression (only weight gain and fatigue), and psychological distress. Fatigue significantly mediated the effects of vasomotor symptoms and weight gain on symptoms of anxiety, depression (only vasomotor symptoms), psychological distress, and memory problems. These models explained 47.6%, 44.5%, 56.6%, and 29.1% of the variances in anxiety, depression, psychological distress, and memory problems, respectively. Participants with more severe menopausal symptoms expressed more negative attitudes toward menopause though regression analysis revealed that only vasomotor symptoms could significantly contribute to ATMS scores. In conclusion, psychological distress is widespread among menopausal women, and it is associated with vasomotor symptoms, fatigue, and change of body composition (obesity). Psychological symptoms, along with vasomotor symptoms, express a key link to negative attitudes toward menopause. Therefore, interventional strategies that target psychological distress may promote coping with midlife transition and improve mental health among menopausal women.
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