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Winges Conflitti B, Hoffman SJ, Mathiason M. Reducing Menopausal Symptoms With Mindfulness-Based Meditation. Holist Nurs Pract 2024; 38:93-101. [PMID: 38363970 DOI: 10.1097/hnp.0000000000000633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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Midlife women often experience menopausal symptoms despite being treated according to clinical guidelines. The consequences of not addressing menopausal symptoms holistically are that 55% of women see primary care providers frequently with menopausal symptom complaints. The problem was women's lack of coping strategies to deal with their symptoms effectively. The interventions aimed to (1) develop a protocol to provide point-of-care mindfulness-based meditation intervention as a standard of care, (2) evaluate improvements in coping self-efficacy skills, and (3) demonstrate the intervention's impact on menopausal symptoms. Twenty women participated in a short meditation intervention at a micro practice in Oregon from January to May 2022 and continued an 8-week home practice. Self-reported measures of menopausal symptoms, coping self-efficacy, and demographic data were collected pre- and pos-tprogram. A percentage of women determined improvements, and t tests evaluated differences between pre-and postintervention assessments. Pearson correlation coefficients identified associations between the Menopausal Rating Scale (MRS), its subscales, and the Coping Self-Efficacy Scale (CSES) postintervention. The women showed 78% improved coping self-efficacy and 89% alleviated menopausal symptoms. The t test revealed a statistically significant change between pre- and post-CSES scores (t17 = 4.19, P < .001) and MRS scores (t17 = 4.78, P < .001). The post-MRS total score was significantly negatively correlated with the post-CSES score (r = -0.49, P = .039), indicating that symptoms decreased as self-efficacy improved. The outcomes of this project show that menopausal women can cope and alleviate their symptoms with an easy and feasible mindfulness-based meditation intervention.
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Wu X, Wong KW, Gurvich C, Dong Y. Impact of COVID-19 on health of menopausal women: A scoping review. Gen Hosp Psychiatry 2023; 84:125-141. [PMID: 37473503 DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2023.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This scoping review aims to map and summarize the direct impact of contracting COVID-19, and the indirect consequences of the pandemic on the health of peri- and postmenopausal women. METHODS Searches for published studies were conducted in CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO and ProQuest from inception to 26 Oct, 2022. Grey literature and reference lists of included studies were searched. Results are presented as a narrative synthesis and tables. RESULTS Thirty-eight studies were selected in this review. Overall, a majority of studies (n = 31) suggest that menopausal women were negatively impacted, while lesser studies (n = 21) concluded that they were not and some studies (n = 14) produced both negative and neutral results. Twenty-three studies presented on the direct health impact of COVID-19 infections on menopausal women. Eleven studies focused on the indirect impact of COVID-19 in terms of contact restriction measures on menopausal health during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic. Six studies described the different indirect impact of COVID-19 on health of menopausal women with various characteristics or lifestyles. CONCLUSION The direct and indirect impacts of COVID-19 on menopausal women on physical, mental health and social wellbeing are largely negative.
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- Xinyao Wu
- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Australia
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- Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Noll PRES, Nascimento MG, Bayer LHCM, Zangirolami-Raimundo J, Turri JAO, Noll M, Baracat EC, Soares Junior JM, Sorpreso ICE. Changes in Food Consumption in Postmenopausal Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:3494. [PMID: 37571430 PMCID: PMC10421478 DOI: 10.3390/nu15153494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/31/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/13/2023] Open
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Studying the dietary habits and symptoms of postmenopausal women during situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic is important to mitigate long-term post-pandemic health problems. We compared the menopausal symptoms and food consumption in postmenopausal women before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. A longitudinal survey was conducted on postmenopausal Brazilian women between 2018 and 2021. The Kupperman-Blatt Menopausal Index, Women's Health Questionnaire, and 24 h food recall were used. Of 274 women, 78 (28.5%) participated in the study during the COVID-19 pandemic. The intensity of the symptoms was lower during the pandemic than during the previous period (p < 0.05). Energy and processed food consumption were lower during the pandemic than before (p = 0.003 and p = 0.003, respectively). Milk and plain yogurt consumption were also lower (p = 0.043), while the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and sweet foods was higher (p = 0.007 and p = 0.001, respectively) during the pandemic. There was also a decrease in the consumption of proteins and lipids (p = 0.001 and p = 0.004, respectively). In conclusion, we found that postmenopausal women consumed sweet foods and sugar-sweetened beverages in higher quantities and had a lower consumption of milk and plain yogurt and processed foods during the pandemic than during the pre-pandemic period. Furthermore, decreases in energy and macronutrient consumption were observed.
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- Priscilla Rayanne E. Silva Noll
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
- Department of Education, Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Ceres, Ceres 76300-000, Brazil;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
- Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-904, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
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- Department of Education, Instituto Federal Goiano Campus Ceres, Ceres 76300-000, Brazil;
- Department of Nutrition, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia 74605-080, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo 01246-903, Brazil; (M.G.N.); (L.H.C.M.B.); (J.A.O.T.); (E.C.B.); (J.M.S.J.); (I.C.E.S.)
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Romo-González T, Barranca-Enríquez A, León-Díaz R, Hurtado-Capetillo JM, Herrera-Meza S, Villegas JDD, Carvajal AB. Stress symptoms and positive coping during coronavirus disease 2019: The need to look at health from a gender perspective. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287055. [PMID: 37418370 PMCID: PMC10328341 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The emergency derived from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has taught us important lessons in public and environmental health, particularly in the alarming numbers of existing noncommunicable diseases. However, one aspect to which little attention has been paid during the pandemic is mental health and its relationship with the gender perspective, in spite of gender being a determinant associated with health. In contrast, regarding health, few schemes and theories consider health from a positive and comprehensive perspective. METHODS This study was designed to examine the symptoms of stress and positive coping from a gender perspective. For this, the Stress Symptomatology Inventory, the Positive Coping to Life Scale and a general data questionnaire were applied to 665 individuals underwent the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 test at the Center for Health Studies and Services of the Universidad Veracruzana from July 2020 to November 2021. FINDINGS We found that women presented more stress symptoms and less positive coping in the factor of positive self-regulation of adverse situations and the factors of self-determination and positive self-regulation of important situations. Moreover, significant differences in the associations of these variables were observed between men and women. CONCLUSIONS Therefore, the needs of women must be considered in the approach to the emergency department due to COVID-19 and in general in the health-disease process; therefore, not considering a gender approach will continue to deepen inequalities between sexes.
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- Tania Romo-González
- Biology and Integral Health Area of the Biological Research Institute, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Biology and Integral Health Area of the Biological Research Institute, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Psychological Research Institute, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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Aydin R, Aktaş S, Kaloğlu Binici D. Examination of the effect of the perceived stress in the coronavirus-19 pandemic on marital adjustment, sexual life and intimate partner violence. J Adv Nurs 2022; 79:1513-1524. [PMID: 35841330 PMCID: PMC9349524 DOI: 10.1111/jan.15368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2021] [Revised: 05/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Aims The aim of the study was to explore the effects of perceived stress during the pandemic on marital adjustment, sexual life and intimate partner violence. Design A cross‐sectional design was employed in this study. Methods The data were collected with an online survey between October and December 2020 from 901 participants in Turkey. Participants completed the Descriptive Information Form, the Marital Adjustment Scale and the Perceived Stress Scale. Multivariate analysis of variance and moderation analysis were used in the analysis of the data. Results The pre‐pandemic marital adjustment scores of the participants significantly decreased during the pandemic. The marital adjustment and sexual life of those with high perceived stress levels were found to be negatively affected, and they were exposed to violence during the pandemic. In the moderation analysis, a non‐standardized coefficient of the marital adjustment variable in the model turned out to be significant, and the perceived stress decreased as marital adjustment increased. The marital adjustment was low, and the stress level was high in individuals exposed to violence. Besides, perceived stress was found to be effective in being exposed to intimate partner violence. Conclusion The stress perceived by individuals during the COVID‐19 pandemic negatively affected their marital adjustment and sexual life. Besides, perceived stress was found to be effective in being exposed to intimate partner violence, and marital adjustment decreased during the pandemic compared to the pre‐pandemic period. Impact During the pandemic period, health care providers should routinely screen the psychosocial health of individuals. Continuous, accessible, free psychosocial support services should be available in order to increase the psychosocial health and marital adjustment of people with high‐stress levels and prevent exposure to violence. Patient or Public Contribution The conduct of this study is based on an online survey with participants living in the same house with their spouses during the pandemic.
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- Ruveyde Aydin
- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin, Turkey
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Ali S, Tauqir S, Farooqi FA, Al-Jandan B, Al-Janobi H, Alshehry S, Abdelhady AI, Farooq I. Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Students, Assistants, and Faculty of a Dental Institute of Saudi Arabia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:13366. [PMID: 34948975 PMCID: PMC8705236 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182413366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This study aimed to assess the perceived stress levels in students, assistants, and faculty members of the College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, University (IAU), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Using the Cohen's perceived stress scale (PSS) questionnaire (consisting of 14 items, hence called PSS-14), an online observational survey was conducted. The PSS 14 was rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 0 (never) to 4 (very often). The scores ranging from 0-18 represented low stress, 19-37 represented moderate stress, and 38-56 represented high stress. The second-and third-year students were designated as junior year students, while fourth-year onwards were considered senior year students. Out of total 265 participants, 65% (173) were female, and the majority of the participants were dental students 70% (185) with a mean age of 26.71 ± 9.26 years. In the present study, the average PSS score for the participants was computed as 29.89 (range score: 0-56) which shows moderate stress levels among the respondents. The PSS score for the students was 31.03; for the faculty, it was 28, while for the assistants, it was 27.05. Among the three participant groups, the students were found more on the severe stress side (19%) (p-value = 0.002), and among them, the senior year students (6th year) showed significantly higher stress levels compared to the junior year students (p-value = 0.005). Age-wise, the participants below 20 years were most stressed (21%), followed by those 20-30 years old (18%). Female participants were more severely stressed than males (17% vs. 10%, respectively). It was concluded that the students experienced more stress, followed by the faculty members and dental assistants. In addition, younger participants, females, and senior year students were more stressed than their counterparts. Future studies directed at evaluating stress levels of these groups from different dental institutes could provide an opportunity for policymakers to offer various resources to improve their mental health.
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- Saqib Ali
- Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (B.A.-J.); (H.A.-J.); (S.A.); (A.I.A.)
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- Department of Physiology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Khyber Medical University, Peshawar 25120, Pakistan;
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- Department of Dental Education, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (B.A.-J.); (H.A.-J.); (S.A.); (A.I.A.)
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- Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (B.A.-J.); (H.A.-J.); (S.A.); (A.I.A.)
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- Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (B.A.-J.); (H.A.-J.); (S.A.); (A.I.A.)
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- Department of Biomedical Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia; (S.A.); (B.A.-J.); (H.A.-J.); (S.A.); (A.I.A.)
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 1G6, Canada
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