Publication
Perceived control, lifestyle, health, socio-demographic factors and menopause: Impact on hot flashes and night sweats
| dc.contributor.author | Pimenta, Filipa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Leal, I. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Marôco, J. P. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Ramos, Catarina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-29T20:09:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-02-29T20:09:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To develop a model to predict the perceived severity of hot flashes (HF) and night sweats (NS) in symptomatic middle-aged women. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a community-based sample of 243 women with vasomotor symptoms. Menopausal status was ascertained using the ‘Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop’ criteria. Women’s ‘perceived control’ over their symptoms was measured by a validated Portuguese version of the Perceived Control over Hot Flushes Index. Structural equation modelling was employed to construct a causal model of self-reported severity of both HF and NS, using a set of 20 variables: age, marital status, parity, professional status, educational level, family annual income, recent diseases and psychological problems, medical help-seeking behaviour to manage menopausal symptoms, use of hormone therapy and herbal/soy products, menopause status, intake of alcohol, coffee and hot beverages, smoking, physical exercise, body mass index and perceived control. Results: Significant predictors of perceived severity were the use of hormone therapy for both HF (B = −.245; p = .022) and NS (B = −.298; p = .008), coffee intake for both HF (B = −.234; p = .039) and NS (B = −.258; p = .029) and perceived control for both HF (B = −1.0; p < .001) and NS (B = −1.0; p < .001). The variables explained respectively 67% and 72% of the variability in the perceived severity of HF and NS. Women with high perceived control had a significantly lower frequency (t(235) = 2.022; p = .044) and intensity of HF (t(217) = 3.582; p < .001); similarly, participants with high perceived control presented a lower frequency (t(235) = 3.267; p < .001) and intensity (t(210) = 3.376; p < .001) of NS. Conclusion: Perceived control was the strongest predictor of the self-reported severity of both HF and NS. Other causal predictors were hormone therapy and caffeine intake. All three were associated with less severe vasomotor symptoms. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Maturitas, 69 (4), 338-342 | por |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0378-5122 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1264 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | por |
| dc.subject | Hot flashes | por |
| dc.subject | Night sweats | por |
| dc.subject | Predictors | por |
| dc.subject | Perceived control | por |
| dc.subject | Lifestyle | por |
| dc.subject | Socio demographic | por |
| dc.title | Perceived control, lifestyle, health, socio-demographic factors and menopause: Impact on hot flashes and night sweats | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.conferencePlace | Amsterdam | por |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 342 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 338 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | Maturitas | por |
| person.familyName | Pimenta | |
| person.familyName | Maria Pereira Leal | |
| person.familyName | Paulo Marôco Domingos | |
| person.familyName | Ramos | |
| person.givenName | Filipa | |
| person.givenName | Isabel | |
| person.givenName | João | |
| person.givenName | Catarina | |
| person.identifier | D-4339-2015 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | BA16-EBB2-7C96 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 9116-1A09-8BE5 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | D81B-BE2D-9B43 | |
| person.identifier.ciencia-id | 9712-0044-AC38 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-8659-4393 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0002-1672-7912 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0001-9214-5378 | |
| person.identifier.orcid | 0000-0003-2867-1466 | |
| person.identifier.rid | H-4574-2011 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 39762575900 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 6602157617 | |
| person.identifier.scopus-author-id | 44361442500 | |
| rcaap.rights | restrictedAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | bcff460c-671d-4731-8981-d5801d76a14a | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 7302fd27-17cc-49a3-a25d-5388723e5733 | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 14869d29-f5c4-4476-a172-ad161c7400e6 | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication | 8d360155-a981-414a-a439-5c386f79bde7 | |
| relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscovery | bcff460c-671d-4731-8981-d5801d76a14a |