Rutanen Reetta, Nygård Clas-Håkan, Moilanen Jaana, Mikkola Tomi, Raitanen Jani, Tomas Eija, Luoto Riitta
School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland.
Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
Work. 2014;47(2):281-6. doi: 10.3233/WOR-121586.
Menopause related symptoms modify quality of life and may also have an impact on work ability.
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of physical exercise on work ability and daily strain among women with menopausal symptoms.
Occupationally active symptomatic menopausal women (n=123) were randomized into 24-week aerobic exercise intervention and control groups. Mobile phone questionnaires were used to collect daily data on perceived physical and mental strain in a randomised and controlled setting. Work ability was measured with the Work Ability Index (WAI) and with questions about work strain.
In all 123 women aged 44-62 (mean age 53.8 ± 3.4) years who worked full- or part-time participated in the study. Women were randomized into a control (n=60) and intervention group (n=63). The subjects were mostly working in mentally demanding jobs (e.g., office worker), but also in physical (e.g., cleaner) and mixed (physical and mental) jobs (e.g., nurse).
The increase in mental resources and decrease in physical strain from baseline to end were statistically significantly greater among the intervention group than among the control group. Between-group differences in the change in WAI were, however, statistically non-significant.
A 6-month physical exercise intervention among symptomatic menopausal women seems not to be enough to increase perceived work ability but the physical exercise may increase perceived mental resources and decrease perceived daily physical strain.}
绝经相关症状会影响生活质量，也可能对工作能力产生影响。
本研究旨在调查体育锻炼对有绝经症状女性的工作能力和日常压力的影响。
职业活跃的有症状绝经女性（n = 123）被随机分为24周有氧运动干预组和对照组。在随机对照环境中，使用手机问卷收集关于感知到的身心压力的每日数据。用工作能力指数（WAI）和关于工作压力的问题来测量工作能力。
共有123名年龄在44 - 62岁（平均年龄53.8 ± 3.4岁）的全职或兼职工作女性参与了研究。女性被随机分为对照组（n = 60）和干预组（n = 63）。受试者大多从事脑力要求较高的工作（如办公室职员），也有从事体力工作（如清洁工）和混合工作（体力和脑力结合，如护士）的。
从基线到结束，干预组的心理资源增加和身体压力降低在统计学上显著大于对照组。然而，两组之间WAI变化的组间差异在统计学上不显著。
对有症状的绝经女性进行6个月的体育锻炼干预似乎不足以提高感知到的工作能力，但体育锻炼可能会增加感知到的心理资源并降低感知到的日常身体压力。
