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Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece

Introduction: Menopause is a physiological period in a woman’s life, but it is often accompanied by symptoms that affect mental well-being and general health, including a tendency for depression. Aim of the study: To evaluate the predisposition to the symptoms of depression in women from Poland, Bel...

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Autores principales: Krajewska-Ferishah, Katarzyna, Kułak-Bejda, Agnieszka, Szyszko-Perłowska, Agnieszka, Shpakou, Andrei, Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna, Chatzopulu, Antigoni
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9224963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35743442
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123371
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author Krajewska-Ferishah, Katarzyna
Kułak-Bejda, Agnieszka
Szyszko-Perłowska, Agnieszka
Shpakou, Andrei
Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna
Chatzopulu, Antigoni
author_facet Krajewska-Ferishah, Katarzyna
Kułak-Bejda, Agnieszka
Szyszko-Perłowska, Agnieszka
Shpakou, Andrei
Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna
Chatzopulu, Antigoni
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description Introduction: Menopause is a physiological period in a woman’s life, but it is often accompanied by symptoms that affect mental well-being and general health, including a tendency for depression. Aim of the study: To evaluate the predisposition to the symptoms of depression in women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece. Material and methods: the method of diagnostic survey was used, and the research tools were: The Menopause Rating Scale, the Kupperman Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and a self-made survey questionnaire. Results: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was used by 15.8% of Polish, 19% of Belgian, 14.3% of Belarusian, and 15.2% of Greek women patients. The mean value of the Kupperman Index (range 0–63) in Poland was 14.8 ± 8.6, in Belgium—15.5 ± 6.6, Belarus—14.0 ± 9.4, and Greece—10.8 ± 6.5, while the total measure of Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) (range 0–44) was 12.2 ± 7.6 in Poland, 13.8 ± 6.5 in Belgium, 10.8 ± 8.0 in Belarus and 12.9 ± 7.4 in Greece. The severity of mental distress followed a similar pattern across all countries (slightly stronger than mild). The results for somatic complaints were similar, whereas the level of sexual issues varied, with the highest in Belgium and the lowest in Belarus. The mildest symptoms of menopause were experienced by Belarusian women and the most severe by Belgian women. The severity of depression, according to the Beck Depression Inventory (range 0–63), was as follows: Poland 10.5 ± 7.9; Belgium—11.1 ± 5.7; Belarus—13.7 ± 5.7; Greece—11.8 ± 6.6. Conclusions: The differences between the development of perimenopausal-related symptoms across countries were statistically significant. The incidence and severity of depression showed statistically significant differences between the countries studied—the highest was in Belarus and the lowest in Poland. Depression levels were not differentiated by subjects’ age or the use of hormone therapy but by subjects’ education. In Poland and Belarus, increased menopausal pain measured by the Kupperman Index altered levels of depression; in Belgium, there were no such correlations, and in Greece, the correlation was statistically significant, but its strength was negligible. A clearer correlation of the effects of development in menopausal symptoms on the level of depression was shown when measured with the MRS scale—in Greece and Belgium, the correlation was relatively weak, but in Poland and Belarus, it was relatively high.
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spelling pubmed-92249632022-06-24 Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece Krajewska-Ferishah, Katarzyna Kułak-Bejda, Agnieszka Szyszko-Perłowska, Agnieszka Shpakou, Andrei Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna Chatzopulu, Antigoni J Clin Med Article Introduction: Menopause is a physiological period in a woman’s life, but it is often accompanied by symptoms that affect mental well-being and general health, including a tendency for depression. Aim of the study: To evaluate the predisposition to the symptoms of depression in women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece. Material and methods: the method of diagnostic survey was used, and the research tools were: The Menopause Rating Scale, the Kupperman Index, Beck Depression Inventory, and a self-made survey questionnaire. Results: Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) was used by 15.8% of Polish, 19% of Belgian, 14.3% of Belarusian, and 15.2% of Greek women patients. The mean value of the Kupperman Index (range 0–63) in Poland was 14.8 ± 8.6, in Belgium—15.5 ± 6.6, Belarus—14.0 ± 9.4, and Greece—10.8 ± 6.5, while the total measure of Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) (range 0–44) was 12.2 ± 7.6 in Poland, 13.8 ± 6.5 in Belgium, 10.8 ± 8.0 in Belarus and 12.9 ± 7.4 in Greece. The severity of mental distress followed a similar pattern across all countries (slightly stronger than mild). The results for somatic complaints were similar, whereas the level of sexual issues varied, with the highest in Belgium and the lowest in Belarus. The mildest symptoms of menopause were experienced by Belarusian women and the most severe by Belgian women. The severity of depression, according to the Beck Depression Inventory (range 0–63), was as follows: Poland 10.5 ± 7.9; Belgium—11.1 ± 5.7; Belarus—13.7 ± 5.7; Greece—11.8 ± 6.6. Conclusions: The differences between the development of perimenopausal-related symptoms across countries were statistically significant. The incidence and severity of depression showed statistically significant differences between the countries studied—the highest was in Belarus and the lowest in Poland. Depression levels were not differentiated by subjects’ age or the use of hormone therapy but by subjects’ education. In Poland and Belarus, increased menopausal pain measured by the Kupperman Index altered levels of depression; in Belgium, there were no such correlations, and in Greece, the correlation was statistically significant, but its strength was negligible. A clearer correlation of the effects of development in menopausal symptoms on the level of depression was shown when measured with the MRS scale—in Greece and Belgium, the correlation was relatively weak, but in Poland and Belarus, it was relatively high. MDPI 2022-06-12 /pmc/articles/PMC9224963/ /pubmed/35743442 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123371 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Shpakou, Andrei
Van Damme-Ostapowicz, Katarzyna
Chatzopulu, Antigoni
Risk of Depression during Menopause in Women from Poland, Belarus, Belgium, and Greece
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9224963/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35743442
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123371
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