Krajewska K, Krajewska-Kułak E, Heineman L, Adraniotis J, Chadzopulu A, Theodosopoyloy E, Euframidu E N, Kruszewa R, Szpakow A, Jankowiak B, Rolka H, Klimaszewska K, Kowalczuk K, Kondzior D, Baranowska A
Department of General Nursing, Medical University of Białystok, Poland.
Adv Med Sci. 2007;52 Suppl 1:140-3.
The aim of this study was the assessment of climacteric symptoms, the activity and quality of life of women in menopausal period from Poland, Greece and Belorussia using a Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).
The study was conducted among women in age after 45 years, from Poland (55), Belorussia (50) and Greece (85). MRS was obtained from the Professor Heinemann from Center of Epidemiology and Health Studies in Berlin. The scoring scheme is simple, i.e. the score increases point by point with increasing severity of subjectively perceived symptoms in each of the 11 items (severity 0--no complaints, 4 scoring points--severe). The respondent provides her personal perception by checking one of 5 possible boxes of "severity" for each of the items.
Mild and no complaints in similar degree were reported by all women from these three countries. We found significant (p < 0.001) differences between severe complaints reported by Greek women compared with complaints respondents from Belorussia and Poland. Moderate complaints were reported more frequently by women from Poland (32.56%) and Belorussia (34%) compared with women from Greece (28.55%). Severe complaints were noted more rarely in 1.6% Greek women compared with 2.6% Belorussian and 3% Polish respondents. No significant differences between no complainants, mild, moderate, marked and severe between women from Belorussia, Poland and Greece.
Generally we did not observe significant differences between reported complaints by women from Belorussia, Poland and Greece.
本研究旨在使用更年期评定量表（MRS）评估来自波兰、希腊和白俄罗斯的处于更年期的女性的更年期症状、活动情况及生活质量。
该研究在45岁以上的女性中开展，其中波兰有55名、白俄罗斯有50名、希腊有85名。MRS量表由柏林流行病学与健康研究中心的海涅曼教授提供。评分方案很简单，即随着11个项目中每个项目主观感受到的症状严重程度增加，分数逐点增加（严重程度0——无不适，4个评分点——严重）。受访者通过为每个项目勾选5个“严重程度”选项框中的一个来提供个人感受。
这三个国家的所有女性报告的轻度不适和无不适的比例相似。我们发现，与白俄罗斯和波兰的受访者相比，希腊女性报告的严重不适存在显著差异（p < 0.001）。与希腊女性（28.55%）相比，波兰（32.56%）和白俄罗斯（34%）的女性报告中度不适的频率更高。希腊女性中报告严重不适的比例为1.6%，低于白俄罗斯的2.6%和波兰的3%。白俄罗斯、波兰和希腊女性在无不适、轻度、中度、重度和极重度方面没有显著差异。
总体而言，我们未观察到白俄罗斯、波兰和希腊女性报告的不适之间存在显著差异。
