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Jalal SM. Physical Activity, Self-Care, and Menopausal Symptoms among Women in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia: Adherence to Postmenopausal Guidelines (PMGs). Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:886. [PMID: 38727443 PMCID: PMC11083488 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12090886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Menopause is a physiological change in which the menstrual period permanently ends. Every woman experiences this transition in different ways between the ages of 40 and 55. Women may have menopausal symptoms as a result of low estrogen levels. Self-care is a practice which women can use to maintain their wellness. This study aimed to assess physical activity, self-care, and menopausal symptoms and their associations with selected variables. The results showed that women should adhere to postmenopausal guidelines (PMGs). A cross-sectional study was conducted among 212 menopausal women randomly selected from health centers in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The international physical activity tool, a self-care questionnaire, and the Kupperman menopausal index scale were used to assess women's physical activity, self-care, and menopausal symptoms, respectively. The chi-square and Pearson correlation tests were used for analysis. The women were 55.01 ± 6.87 years old, and 40.6% reached menopause between the ages of 46 and 50 years; 57.1% of the women had low physical activity, which was associated with menopausal symptoms (p < 0.022). The highest mean score (29.63 ± 5.83) was obtained for physical health, while the lowest (11.92 ± 3.58) was found in self-care screening tests. Regarding menopausal symptoms, 25.9% had mild, 69.8% had moderate, and 4.3% had severe symptoms. A significant association was found between menopausal symptoms and age, menopausal age, education, body mass index, and PMGs awareness at p < 0.001. Self-care positively correlated with menopausal symptoms (p < 0.001). Therefore, attention should be given to women's adherence to PMGs so that they can enjoy healthier lives after menopause.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sahbanathul Missiriya Jalal
- Department of Nursing, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
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Edmed SL, Huda MM, Smith SS, Seib C, Porter-Steele J, Anderson D, McCarthy AL. Sleep and health-related quality of life in women following a cancer diagnosis: results from the Women's Wellness after Cancer Program in Australia. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:10243-10253. [PMID: 36350379 PMCID: PMC9715466 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07429-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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PURPOSE Sleep disturbance after cancer treatment could compromise recovery. This paper examined the associations between post-treatment sleep problems and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and the effectiveness of an e-enabled lifestyle intervention on sleep outcomes. METHODS The Women's Wellness after Cancer Program (WWACP) was examined in a single blinded, multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Data were collected from 351 women (Mage = 53.2, SD = 8.8; intervention n = 175, control group n = 176) who had completed surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for breast, gynaecological or blood cancers within the previous 24 months. Participants completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at baseline (prior to intervention randomisation), and at 12 and 24 weeks later. Sociodemographic information, menopausal symptoms (Greene Climacteric Scale) and HRQoL (36-Item Short Form Health Survey; SF-36) were also collected. Linear panel regression was used to examine the association between sleep variables and SF36 Physical Component Summary (PCS) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) scores. A difference-in-difference regression model approach was used to examine the intervention effect on the sleep outcomes. RESULTS After adjustment for potential confounders, the sleep variables (except sleep duration) significantly predicted physical, but not mental, HRQoL. There was no statistically significant effect of the intervention on sleep outcomes at 12 or 24 weeks. CONCLUSION Women who have completed treatment for cancer experience sleep problems that are associated with decreased physical HRQoL. Improving sleep through targeted interventions should improve their physical HRQoL. Improved targeting of the sleep components of the WWACP should be explored.
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- Shannon L. Edmed
- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 4068 Australia ,grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 4068 Australia ,grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537Institute for Social Science Research, The University of Queensland, 80 Meiers Rd, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 4068 Australia ,grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families Over the Life Course, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia ,grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.1022.10000 0004 0437 5432School of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Southport Queensland, 4215 Australia
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- grid.417021.10000 0004 0627 7561The Wesley Hospital Choices Cancer Support Centre, Brisbane, Australia ,grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- grid.117476.20000 0004 1936 7611Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- grid.1003.20000 0000 9320 7537School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia ,grid.1064.3Mater Research Institute, Brisbane, QLD Australia
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