Aksu H, Sevinçok L, Kücük M, Sezer S D, Oğurlu N
Obstetrics and Gynecology Nursing Department, Adnan Menderes University, Aydin School for Health Sciences, Aydin, Turkey.
Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol. 2011;38(3):251-5.
Menopausal experience and symptom reporting of the women was reported to be affected by their attitudes to menopause which in turn is influenced by a range of variables. In this study, we primarily tried to investigate the attitudes of women and their spouses towards menopause. The other aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between menopausal attitudes and menopausal symptom experience, depression and anxiety scores of the participants.
The sample included 60 physiological menopausal women and their spouses. Socio-demographic data were obtained with a questionnaire. The menopausal symptoms were measured through the Menopausal Rating Scale (MRS). The women and their spouses were administered the Attitudes Towards Menopause Scale (ATMS), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI).
Both the menopausal women and their spouses had a positive attitude towards menopause. The women had a mean total score of 16.36 +/- 7.62 on MRS (moderate). The mean somatic, psychological and urogenital sub-scores of MRS were 6.43 +/- 3.23 (moderate), 5.97 +/- 3.33 (moderate), and 3.93 +/- 2.77 (moderate), respectively. There were no significant differences in BDI scores between the women and their spouses. However, the scores of BAI were more likely to be higher in women than their spouses (p < 0.0001). The current study revealed a significant positive correlation between MRS scores and BAI and BDI scores of the women. A significant negative correlation was found with the scores of ATMS, and scores of MRS in women. The scores of ATMS in men were significantly and negatively correlated with the total, somatic, and urogenital subscale scores of MRS in women.
The main finding of this study was that both the menopausal women and their spouses had a positive attitude towards menopause. We also found that, the women who had more negative attitudes towards menopause reported more severe menopausal symptoms. Our results also demonstrated that the severity of menopausal complaints might be related to the attitudes of the husbands towards menopause.
据报道，女性的绝经经历和症状报告受到她们对绝经态度的影响，而这种态度又受到一系列变量的影响。在本研究中，我们主要试图调查女性及其配偶对绝经的态度。本研究的另一个目的是调查绝经态度与参与者的绝经症状体验、抑郁和焦虑得分之间的关系。
样本包括60名处于生理性绝经的女性及其配偶。通过问卷调查获取社会人口统计学数据。通过绝经评定量表（MRS）测量绝经症状。对女性及其配偶进行绝经态度量表（ATMS）、贝克抑郁量表（BDI）和贝克焦虑量表（BAI）测试。
绝经女性及其配偶对绝经都持积极态度。女性的MRS平均总分是16.36±7.62（中度）。MRS的躯体、心理和泌尿生殖系统子量表的平均得分分别为6.43±3.23（中度）、5.97±3.33（中度）和3.93±2.77（中度）。女性及其配偶的BDI得分没有显著差异。然而，女性的BAI得分比其配偶更有可能更高（p<0.0001）。本研究揭示了女性的MRS得分与BAI和BDI得分之间存在显著正相关。发现与ATMS得分以及女性的MRS得分存在显著负相关。男性的ATMS得分与女性的MRS总分、躯体和泌尿生殖系统子量表得分显著负相关。
本研究的主要发现是绝经女性及其配偶对绝经都持积极态度。我们还发现，对绝经态度更消极的女性报告的绝经症状更严重。我们的结果还表明，绝经相关不适的严重程度可能与丈夫对绝经的态度有关。
