Relationship between psychological complaints and vasomotor symptoms during climacteric

Relationship between psychological complaints and vasomotor symptoms during climacteric

Background: It has been suggested that hormonal changes and environmental alterations during the climacteric period are important in the development of psychological symptoms. Objective: To evaluate the role of biological and psycho-social factors in the prevalence of climacteric symptoms. Design: O...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Maturitas Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 205 - 210
Main Authors: Blümel, Juan Enrique M., Castelo-Branco, Camil, Cancelo, Marı́a J., Córdova, Andrea T., Binfa, Lorena E., Bonilla, Hilda G., Muñoz, Ingrid G., Vergara, Vivian G., Sarrá, Salvador C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 15-11-2004
Elsevier Science
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Health system
Hot Flashes - epidemiology
Hot Flashes - etiology
Hot Flashes - pathology
Hot Flashes - psychology
Humans
Medical sciences
Menopause - psychology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
Psycho-social environment
Psychological complaints
Psychology
Puberal and climacteric disorders (male and female)
Severity of Illness Index
Spain - epidemiology
Study level
Surveys and Questionnaires
Vasomotor symptoms
South America
Chile
America
Spain
Vasomotor symptoms
Health system
Psycho-social environment
Study level
Psychological complaints
Social environment
Human
Psychological difficulty
Menopause
Psychosocial factor
Epidemiology
Vasomotor disorder
Female
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Background: It has been suggested that hormonal changes and environmental alterations during the climacteric period are important in the development of psychological symptoms. Objective: To evaluate the role of biological and psycho-social factors in the prevalence of climacteric symptoms. Design: Open, cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. Material and methods: A total of 300 women between 40 and 59 years of age were evaluated using Greene scale for climacteric symptoms, Cooper questionnaire for psychosomatic symptoms of stress, Smilkstein family apgar for family dysfunction, Duke-UNC questionnaire for social support and Israel scale for vital events. All these tests have been previously validated in Spanish. Results: Postmenopausal women do not have higher prevalence of psychological symptoms, they only have more vasomotor symptoms. Premenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms have more psychological and somatic symptoms and stress, independently of the vital events, family dysfunction or poor social support. Vasomotor symptoms in the premenopause are associated with increased risk of anxiety (OR: 3.7, IC: 1.4–9.7; P<0.008), depression (OR: 8.1, IC: 2.5–26.4; P<0.0005), somatic symptoms (OR: 14.9, IC: 3.4–65.3; P<0.0003), sexual dysfunction (OR: 7.2, IC: 2.5–20.6; P<0.0002) and stress (OR: 7.5, IC: 3.5–15.9; P<0.0001). Negative vital events and family dysfunction increase in minor intensity the risk of anxiety, depression and stress. Conclusion: In conclusion, psychological symptoms are frequent in the premenopause and are associated to vasomotor symptoms. This observation links psychological symptoms with menopausal transition and might suggest an organic base in their origin. The negative psycho-social environment is a factor that favours the development of these symptoms.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0378-5122
1873-4111
DOI:10.1016/j.maturitas.2004.01.011