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Prevalence of poor sleep quality during menopause: a meta-analysis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence of poor sleep quality and associated factors among women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta -analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- The Prevalence of Insomnia Disorder in the General Population: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of sleep research · 2025Pooled it
- A network meta-analysis of acupuncture therapy for female insomnia and negative emotions from the perspective of the perimenopausal window.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Albumin/creatinine ratio thresholds associated with poor sleep quality in elderly obese non-diabetic individuals: a cross-sectional study.BMC nephrology · 2026Article
- Sex hormone dysregulation after traumatic brain injury: interactions with sleep disturbances and seizure susceptibility.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Review
- Age-Dependent Association Between Insomnia and Body Mass Index Among Young Women: Evidence from a Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Longitudinal patterns and group heterogeneity of depressive symptoms during menopausal transition in middle-aged Korean women.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2025Article
- Being in postmenopause may be associated with lower prevalence of COVID-19 symptoms among women over 45 years of age with and without HIV.Menopause (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Article
- Unraveling the Factors Shaping Sleep Quality among Postmenopausal Women in Indonesia.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with shoulder pain among diabetic patients and menopausal women: evidence from the China health and retirement longitudinal study.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Perceived blood glucose regulation after menopause: a cross-sectional survey in women with type 1 diabetes in the Netherlands.Diabetologia · 2025Article
- Meal Timing and Sleep Health Among Midlife Mexican Women During the Early Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic.Nutrients · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposeNumerous researches have demonstrated that sleep quality deteriorates during menopause, but the prevalence rates vary between studies. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the pooled prevalence of poor sleep quality during menopause and to explore potential moderators of discrepancies in prevalence between studies.
methodsWeb of Science, PubMed, PsycINFO and Embase databases were comprehensively searched from database creation to June 19, 2024. Studies were included if they focused on menopausal women and provided an estimate of the prevalence of poor sleep quality, which could be derived from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI).
resultsTotally, 37 studies with 29,284 menopausal women were included in the analysis. A meta-analysis based on a random-effects model revealed that the prevalence of poor sleep quality during menopause was 50.8% (95% CI: 45.4-56.3%). The PSQI score was 6.24 (95% CI: 5.73-6.75). Subgroup analyses indicated that cut-off values of PSQI, menopausal status, age range, depressive symptoms and geographic region moderated the prevalence of poor sleep quality. Meta-regression analyses indicated that quality score was negatively correlated with the pooled prevalence.
conclusionsPoor sleep quality is a prevalent phenomenon among women during menopause. In light of the numerous adverse effects of poor sleep quality on menopausal women, it is of paramount importance to assess sleep quality on a regular basis and to implement effective interventions for menopausal women.
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