Journal
GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 2, Pages 119-124Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/09513590.2014.971237
Keywords
Menopause; nurses; related factors; symptoms
Funding
- Beijing Xuanwu Hospital
- Peking University Shougang Hospital
- Beijing 305 Hospital
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
- Beijing Youan Hospital
- Beijing Hospital of Chinese Traditional Medicine
- Peking University Cancer Hospital
- Beijing Hospital of Daxing District
- Beijing Aviation Industry Center Hospital
- Beijing Beijiao Hospital
- Beijing Hospital of Miyun County
- Beijing Miyun County Hospital of Chinese Traditional Medicine
- Beijing Miyun County Maternal and Child Health Hospital
- Beijing Tongren Hospital
- Beijing Renhe Hospital
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Objective: To determine factors related to menopause symptoms among middle-aged registered nurses in Beijing. Methods: Self-administered questionnaires that included closed-ended questions on many factors possibly related to menopausal symptoms were distributed to 2100 registered nurses aged 40-55 at 20 hospitals in Beijing, China. Results: Menopausal status was most associated with menopausal symptoms (p < 0.01), including hot flashes and sweating, paresthesiae, insomnia, arthralgia/myalgia, palpitations, skin formication and an unsatisfactory sexual life. The odds ratios (ORs) were highest for hot flashes and sweating. Upsetting events in the past year and being pessimistic were significantly inversely correlated with almost all the symptoms analyzed. Hot flashes and sweating (p < 0.01), paresthesiae (p < 0.01), unsatisfactory sexual life (p < 0.01), irritability (p < 0.05), depression or suspicion (p < 0.05) and dizziness (p < 0.05) were negatively correlated with the frequency of sexual activity. Conclusion: Many factors may influence symptoms of the menopause. We found that menopausal status was most strongly associated with most menopausal symptoms, especially hot flashes and sweating. Psychosocial factors also played an important role. A higher frequency of sexual activity negatively correlated with most menopausal symptoms.
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