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标题：Perception and degree of acceptance of menopause-related changes in various spheres of life by postmenopausal women
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作者：Dorota Robak-Chołubek ; Artur Wdowiak ; Marta Makara-Studzińska 等
期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2014
卷号：21
期号：3
页码：666-669
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1120622
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Objective. The objective of the study was retrospective analysis of self-reported perception and acceptance of changesrelated to menopause among women 1–10 years after the occurrence of their last menstrual period. The selected aspectscovered social contacts with the family level (social wellbeing), perception of own physicality and inner feelings concerningsex life (psychological wellbeing).Materials and methods. The study covered 204 postmenopausal women 1–10 years after the last menstrual period.Analysis was performed based on a self-designed questionnaire and the data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis.Relationships were detected using the χ2 test. The p values p<0.05 were considered statistically significant (5% level of errorprobability).Results. Women who coped with the menopausal transition easier more rarely perceived unfavourable changes in theirfamily life. In the group of women with a high or very high level of difficulties in adaptation to menopause, the womentwice less frequently declared positive sexual sensations or lack of changes. No significant differences were observed inthe perception of own physicality and degree of experiencing the transition through menopause.Conclusions. The perimenopausal period exerts a great effect on the psychological and social wellbeing of women. Thedegree of difficulties in experiencing the menopausal transition is important. Women who adapt to changes associatedwith menopause with more ease have fewer difficulties in their family life, and statistically less frequently report negativeexperiences in sexual contacts
关键词：menopause; perimenopausal period; social wellbeing; psychological wellbeing