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Lee and Kim: Menopausal Symptoms and Depression Among Midlife Women
Original Article

Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing 2010; 21(4): 429-438.

Published online: 4 April 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.12799/jkachn.2010.21.4.429

Menopausal Symptoms and Depression Among Midlife Women

Hung Sa Lee1, Chunmi Kim2

1Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Daegu Haany University, Korea.

2Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Sunmoon University, Korea.

Address reprint requests to: Kim, Chunmi, Department of Nursing, Sunmoon University, tangjeong-myeon, Asan-si, Chungnam 336-708, Korea. Tel: 82-41-530-2757, Fax: 82-41-530-2767, cmchoi@chollian.net

Received 8 November 2010       Revised 6 December 2010       Accepted 7 December 2010

© 2010 Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing

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Abstract

Purpose

This study was descriptive survey research to examine the factors affecting menopause, depression and menopausal symptoms, and the relations among these factors in South Korean midlife women.

Methods

The subjects were 319 midlife women in Daegu City. Measures were Zung's Self-Report Depression Scale (1979) to check depression, and the Midlife Women's Symptom Index developed by Im (2006) to check menopausal symptoms. Data were collected from June 1 to July 31, 2010. Collected data were analyzed by mean, standard deviation, and Pearson's correlation coefficient through SPSS/WIN 18.0.

Results

There was a statistically significant correlation between depression and menopausal symptoms (r=.692, p<.001). The factors affecting depression were age (r=.194, p<.001), income (r=-.307, p<.001), exercise (r=-.602, p<.001), and menopausal status (r=.224, p<.001). The factors affecting menopausal symptoms were exercise (r=-.158, p<.037), menstrual pain (r=-.171, p=.004) and menopausal status (r=.222, p<.001).

Conclusion

Intervention programs for decreasing menopausal symptoms in midlife women should be focused on relieving menopausal pain and encouraging excise from youth. Further studies will be needed to examine the relations among other factors including living style, area and menopausal symptoms.

Keywords: Woman, Menopause, Depression

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Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Subjects (N=319)
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Health Behavior and Menstrual Characteristics of the Subjects (N=319)
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Differences of Depression and Menopausal Symptoms
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Correlation among General Characteristics, Health Behavior, Depression and Menopausal Symptoms
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Correlation among Menstrual Characteristics, Depression and Menopausal Symptoms
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