Treatment of menopausal symptoms with applied relaxation: a pilot study.
Applied relaxation (AR) was tested in a series of six women with postmenopausal hot flushes. The AR program consisted of group instructions 1 hour per week over a 12 week duration. The number of flushes were registered from 1 month before to 6 months after training AR. Menopausal symptoms (Kupperman Index), psychological well-being (Symptom Checklist), and mood (MOOD Scale) were measured at various moments during the study. For the six patients the number of flushes decreased from the baseline period to 6 months follow-up with 59, 61, 62, 67, 89 and 100% respectively, in mean 73%. While the scores on the Kupperman Index and the Symptom Checklist followed the pattern of the flushes, a similar trend was not seen for the scores on the MOOD Scale.
Wijma
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University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden. klaas.wijma@gyn.lin.se
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D000339:Affect / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D019584:Hot Flashes / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012063:Relaxation / Q000502:physiology; D012064:Relaxation Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D016896:Treatment Outcome