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Journal of Korean Academy of Women's Health Nursing 1996;2(2):235-245.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4069/kjwhn.1996.2.2.235   
An Analysis of the Relationship between Menopausal Symptoms and Depression
Sook Hee Kwon, Yung Ja Kim, Guil Nam Moon, In Soon Kim, Geum Ja Park, Choon Hwa Park, Jeung Yee Bai, Ae Ri Song, Jung Hee Yoe, Eun Soon Chung, Hyang Mi Jung
Kouean Women's Nursing Academy Society Member of Kyung Nam and Pusan Regions, Pusan, Korea
Abstract
This study was done for the purpose of analyzing the relationship between menopausal symptoms and depression. Data were collected by a questionnaire from November 28 to December 30, 1995. The subjects were 134 women between 40-61 years of age. The instruments used for this study were The Menopausal symptom scale by Neugartom and Depression scale by Zung. The results of the study were as follows. 1. Mean score of menopausal symptoms was 1.59. Mean score orders of experienced symptoms were "Rack pain and joint pain"(2.02), "General weakness"(1.98), "Nervousness"(1.96). The most serious menopausal symptom was psychosomatic symptom.(1.88) Total score orders of experienced symptoms was 27.9 and over 90.3% of women complained menopausal symptom. 2. Mean score orders of depression was 39.13. It was normal range of depression. 85.1% of the women were normal range of depression and 14.2% of women mild depression. 3. The relationship between menopausal symptoms and depression was statistically significant(r=0.5307, p=0.000). When the relationship among three dimensions of menopausal symptoms were explored the psychosomatic symptom(r=0.4090, P=0.000), Physical symptom(r=0.319, P=0.000), Physical symptom(r=0.319, P=0.000) were statistically significant. 4. General characteristic variables were significantly related to the level of menopausal symptoms as follows ; environment of living(F=2.89, p=0.038), religion(F=4.18, P=0.007), times of birth(F=2.66, p=0.043). The analysis of this study have implication for management of middle aged women's health, to solve the nursing problems, and to prevent and relieve climacteric symptoms.


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