Effects of Counseling on climacteric symptoms in Japanese postmenopausal women

被引:9
|
作者
Takamatsu, K
Ohta, H
Makita, K
Horiguchi, F
Nozawa, S
机构
[1] Tokyo Womens Med Coll, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1628666, Japan
[2] Keio Univ, Sch Med, Dept Obstet & Gynecol, Tokyo 160, Japan
关键词
counseling; menopause; climacteric symptoms; therapeutic effect; hormone replacement therapy;
D O I
10.1111/j.1447-0756.2001.tb01237.x
中图分类号
R71 [妇产科学];
学科分类号
100211 ;
摘要
Objectives: We objectively assessed the effects of counseling on climacteric symptoms in Japanese postmenopausal women. Methods: Symptoms in 44 women (age, 51.4 +/- 3.4 years; period after menopause, 3.6 +/- 3.4 years) treated with counseling were evaluated according to the Keio modified menopause index. The response to counseling was compared with that to hormone replacement therapy (HRT). Results: Forty cases (90.9%) showed an improvement in index score. There were no significant relationships between improvement and age, the period after menopause, or the severity or type of symptoms before counseling. The most improved symptom was headache, followed by palpitation and insomnia. Physical symptoms accounted for most of the common symptoms. The pattern of improvement with counseling was markedly different from that with HRT. Conclusions: We suggest that counseling is effective for treating climacteric symptoms, since it improves not only psychological symptoms, but also physical ones, Counseling may deserve evaluation as a complementary treatment to HRT.
引用
收藏
页码:133 / 140
页数:8
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Intensity of climacteric symptoms in postmenopausal women
    dos Santos, Thaiene Rodrigues
    Martins Pereira, Sandra Valeria
    Santos, Renato Lopes
    [J]. REV RENE, 2016, 17 (02) : 225 - 232
  • [2] Psychological symptoms during the climacteric in Japanese women
    Melby, M.
    [J]. Proceedings of the XV International Congress of the International Society of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007, : 165 - 169
  • [3] Psychological symptoms during the climacteric in Japanese women
    Melby, Melissa K.
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 2007, 28 : 53 - 53
  • [4] HRT and climacteric symptoms: Characteristics in Japanese women
    Aso, T
    [J]. HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND OSTEOPOROSIS, 2000, (S4): : 165 - 170
  • [5] Effects of aging on physical symptoms of postmenopausal Japanese women
    Takamatsu, Kiyoshi
    Ogawa, Mariko
    Sugawara, Kana
    Sato, Kenji
    Ishikawa, Mitsuya
    Yoshida, Joji
    Makita, Kazuya
    [J]. JOURNAL OF AGING AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, 2008, 16 : S24 - S25
  • [6] Does Obesity Aggravate Climacteric Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women?
    Costa, Juliene Goncalves
    Rodrigues, Raquel Moreira
    Puga, Guilherme Morais
    Cheik, Nadia Carla
    [J]. REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRICIA, 2022, 44 (06): : 586 - 592
  • [7] Effects of isoflavone supplements on bone metabolic markers and climacteric symptoms in Japanese women
    Uesugi, S
    Watanabe, S
    Ishiwata, N
    Uehara, M
    Ouchi, K
    [J]. BIOFACTORS, 2004, 22 (1-4) : 221 - 228
  • [8] Coping style and climacteric symptoms in a clinical sample of postmenopausal women
    Neri, I
    Demyttenaere, K
    Facchinetti, F
    [J]. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOSOMATIC OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY, 1997, 18 (03): : 229 - 233
  • [9] Prevalence of climacteric symptoms comparing perimenopausal and postmenopausal Chinese women
    Ruan, Xiangyan
    Cui, Yamei
    Mueck, Alfred
    [J]. GYNECOLOGICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY, 2016, 32 : 184 - 184
  • [10] Association between urinary incontinence and climacteric symptoms in postmenopausal women
    Cagnacci, Angelo
    Palma, Federica
    Carbone, Maria Maddalena
    Grandi, Giovanni
    Xholli, Anjeza
    [J]. MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, 2017, 24 (01): : 77 - 84