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Sleep quality and its association with menopausal and climacteric symptoms
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201150
07-16-2021
Abstract
Sleep quality and its association with menopausal and climacteric symptoms
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2021;74:e20201150
07-16-2021DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1150
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Objective:
to assess sleep quality in menopausal women and its association with symptoms related to this period.
Method:
this is a cross-sectional, analytical and correlational study. Sleep was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; and climacteric symptoms, according to the Menopause Rating Scale. To compare the total score and each Menopause Rating Scale domain with the PSQI classification, the Mann-Whitney U non-parametric test was used. P<0.05 was considered significant.
Results:
261 women (67.8%) were classified as bad sleepers. There was a positive and significant correlation between the sleep scale scores and the total menopause score and its domains. Women categorized as poor sleepers had worse scores on the menopause symptom scale.
Conclusion:
women with worse sleep quality revealed greater severity of symptoms related to menopause.
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Quality of life in the climacteric of nurses working in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:154-161
12-13-2019
Abstract
ORIGINAL ARTICLEQuality of life in the climacteric of nurses working in primary care
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 2019;72:154-161
12-13-2019DOI 10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0306
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Objective:
to evaluate the quality of life of primary care nurses in the climacteric.
Method:
A cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study, performed with 98 female nurses, aged 40-65 years, using the WHOQOL-Bref questionnaire.
Results:
the worst level of quality of life was observed for professionals aged 50-59 years, non-white, specialists, divorced or widowed, with children, a lower income, with another employment relationship, a weekly workload of more than 40 hours, who consumed alcoholic beverages weekly, with chronic disease, in continuous use of medications, sedentary, who did not menstruate and did not receive hormonal treatment, and who went through menopause between the ages of 43-47 years.
Conclusion:
Although the variables “physical activity” and “age” have a statistically significant association with quality of life, other variables seem to interfere in these professionals’ lives, indicating the need for a more critical and deep reflection on these relations.