Prevalence of somatic and urogenital symptoms as well as psychological health in women aged 45 to 55 attending primary health care: a cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health

Research Article

Gunilla Strömme¹  Lena Rindner²  Margareta Wigren³  Lena Nordeman⁴  Ronny Gunnarsson⁵  Gun Rembeck⁶  Dominique Hange⁷ 

[1] Närhälsan Svenljunga Antenatal Clinic, Svenljunga, Sweden;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Närhälsan, Skene Health Care Center, Varbergsvägen 80, SE-511 81, Skene, Sweden;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Health and Rehabilitation, Unit of Physiotherapy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Neuroscience, Physiology, Gothenburg, Sweden;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;General Practice and Rural Medicine, Cairns Clinical School, College of Medicine and Dentistry, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;Närhälsan Borås Adolescent Health Centre, Kvarngatan 4, 50336, Borås, Sweden;Research and Development Center Södra Älvsborg, Närhälsan, Research and Development, Primary Health Care Region, Västra Götaland, Sweden;Närhälsan, Svenljunga Health Care Center, Svenljunga, Sweden;Department of Public Health and Community Medicine/Primary Health Care, Institute of Medicine, the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;

关键词: Menopause;    Cardiovascular diseases;    Sleep;    Stress;    Women’s health;    Sexuality;    Mental health;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12905-017-0480-1

 received in 2015-11-27, accepted in 2017-11-28,  发布年份 2017

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundWomen’s physical and mental ill-health such as stress-related symptoms, depression, pain, hypertension and urogenital health shows a marked increase around the ages 45–55 years. These women are an important group for Primary Health Care (PHC) due to their prevalent symptoms and illnesses. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of somatic, psychological and urogenital symptoms in women aged 45–55 attending PHC and evaluate factors associated with severe symptoms.MethodsOne hundred and thirty-one women were recruited from PHC in southwestern Sweden. Data were obtained from two self-reported questionnaires, the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and the Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS).ResultsExhaustion, depressive mood, muscle and joint problems, sleep and sexual problems were the most prevalent reported symptoms. Half of the women reported heart discomfort. Depression and increasing age were correlated to more severe symptoms.ConclusionWe recommend that cardiovascular risk factors, musculoskeletal symptoms, sexual problems, sleeping problems and mental health should be actively asked for when women aged 45 to 55 attend PHC. We propose that preventive counselling of women in PHC before the age 45 should be evaluated in future studies.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s). 2017