title: [Consciousness about climacteric and menopausal symptoms affects the mental health of middle-aged women].
abstract: Consciousness about climacteric and menopausal symptoms in relationship to menopausal stage and mental health was investigated. Midlife women (N = 407, 40-60 years old) were asked about their menstrual status, consciousness of climacteric and menopausal symptoms, self-esteem and depression. Based on their menstrual status, 222 participants were divided into three groups (pre-menopause, peri-menopause, and post-menopause). The main results are as follows. Women who were pre-menopausal had a negative consciousness about menopause, which contributed negatively to their self-esteem. Women who were perimenopausal or post-menopausal had more symptoms, which contributed negatively to their mental health. These results indicate that middle-aged women should be provided with interventions focusing on their menopausal status.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Human Development and Environment, Kobe University, Tsurukabuto, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan. yuka-t@stu.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yuka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Moyuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaminaga
authors.forename: Seiichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002979:Climacteric / Q000523:psychology*; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000523:psychology*; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000523:psychology