Abstract
Objective
To collect health information of Beijing middle-aged registered nurses during menopause.
Methods
We distributed self-administered questionnaires to 2100 registered nurses aged 40–55
from 20 hospitals in Beijing. The objects of interest were selected by cluster sampling.
Results
A total of 1686 questionnaires met the criteria and were used for statistical analysis.
The average natural menopause age was 48.68 ± 3.61 years old. We determined that 37.83% of the objects had modified Kupperman Menopausal
Index (KMI) scores ≥15. The top three menopause symptoms were fatigue (82.72%), irritability
(70.24%), and arthralgia/myalgia (69.55%); hot flashes ranked eleventh (30.83%).
Conclusions
A total of 37.83% Beijing middle-aged registered nurses had menopause syndrome, and
the top three symptoms were fatigue, irritability, and arthralgia/myalgia.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 01, 2012
Accepted:
October 19,
2012
Received:
August 21,
2012
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