A 12-week structured education and exercise program improved climacteric symptoms in middle-aged women
A 12-week structured education and exercise program improved climacteric symptoms in middle-aged women
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10.2114/jpa.23.143
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2004-09-01
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Ueda, Masumi
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作者：
Ueda, Masumi
在本研究中，40-60岁有更年期症状的女性被安排进行为期12周的结构化教育和锻炼计划，以确定该计划对更年期症状、生活质量(QOL)和锻炼态度的影响。共有35名女性作为研究对象。20名妇女参加了一项教育和锻炼计划，其中包括学习更年期知识和每周至少参加三次体育活动(E组)。作为对比，其他15名女性没有参加这项计划，并被指示在研究期间不要锻炼(C组)。因此，研究为期12周的干预计划对更年期症状、生活质量和对运动的态度的影响。该方案在库珀曼指数和心身症状方面对更年期症状有显著疗效，特别是感觉异常和神经质。治疗12周后，E组更年期症状明显改善，生活质量评分和锻炼态度均有改善，但差异无统计学意义。因此，为期12周的结构化教育和锻炼计划被证明在缓解更年期症状方面有效。
In the present study, 40- to 60-year-old women with climacteric symptoms were placed on a 12-week structured education and exercise program to ascertain the effects of this program on climacteric symptoms, quality of life (QOL), and attitude towards exercise. A total of 35 women served as subjects. Twenty women were enrolled in an educational and exercise program that involved learning about menopause and participating in physical activity at least three times a week (Group E). For comparison, the other 15 women did not participate in this program and were instructed to refrain from exercising during study period (Group C). The effects of the 12-week interventional program on climacteric symptoms, QOL, and attitude towards exercise were thereby investigated. The program demonstrated significant effects on climacteric symptoms in terms of Kupperman index and psychosomatic symptoms, especially paresthesia and nervousness. In other words, climacteric symptoms improved significantly in Group E. Furthermore, scores for QOL and attitude towards exercise improved in Group E after the 12-week program; however, these trends did not reach statistical significance. Hence, the 12-week structured education and exercise program was shown to be effective in alleviating climacteric symptoms.