Reducing Negative & Depressive Symptoms During Menopause

减少负面影响

• 批准号: 6886626
• 负责人: Steriani Elavsky
• 金额: $ 3.6万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-06-30 至 2006-04-29
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6886626
• 关键词: aerobic exercise; alternative medicine; clinical research; clinical trials; depression; exercise; female; human middle age (35-64); human subject; human therapy evaluation; meditation; menopause; physical fitness; physical therapy; predoctoral investigator; quality of life; self concept; sign /symptom; women' s health

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Evidence from cross-sectional and epidemiological studies suggests that physical activity (PA) may attenuate certain menopausal symptoms and enhance psychological well-being. The mechanisms of such effects are, however, unknown. The results of my master's thesis suggested that independent of menopausal status, women who reported exercising regularly experienced less severe psychological and general somatic symptoms and scored higher on measures of physical self-esteem and self-efficacy. In addition, physical self-esteem mediated the effects of physical activity and menopausal symptoms on satisfaction with life. In my doctoral dissertation, I intend to follow up on these results with a four-month randomized controlled exercise trial to examine the extent to which these outcomes may generalize to self-perceptions of quality of life (QOL). Specifically, the proposed study will evaluate the effects of aerobic exercise and yoga on QOL in a sample of symptomatic menopausal women. It is of interest to determine whether these effects occur directly or indirectly through the mediation of psychosocial constructs such as enhanced physical self-perceptions, self-efficacy, mood, or improved fitness and/or reduced symptoms.

描述(由申请人提供)：来自横断面和流行病学研究的证据表明，体力活动(PA)可以缓解某些更年期症状，并增强心理健康。然而，这种效应的机制尚不清楚。我的硕士论文的结果表明，与绝经状态无关，定期锻炼的女性心理和一般躯体症状不那么严重，在身体自尊和自我效能感方面得分更高。此外，身体自尊在身体活动和更年期症状对生活满意度的影响中起中介作用。在我的博士论文中，我打算通过一项为期四个月的随机对照运动试验来跟进这些结果，以检验这些结果可能在多大程度上概括为自我生活质量(QOL)。具体地说，这项拟议的研究将评估有氧运动和瑜伽对有症状的更年期妇女样本的生活质量的影响。确定这些影响是否直接或间接地通过心理社会结构的中介发生，如增强的身体自我知觉、自我效能、情绪，或改善健康和/或减轻症状。