Abstract
Is concurrent training effective in the symptomatology of menopause, depression, sexual function, and the aging perspective of women during menopause? A randomised clinical trial
- Physical Activity Leisure Research Laboratory, College of Health and Sport Science, Santa Catarina State University, Florianopolis, Brazil
Introduction
To analyse the effect of concurrent training after 4 months of intervention compared to the control group on the symptomatology of menopause, symptoms of depression, sexual function, and aging perspective of women during menopause.
Material and methods
This is a randomized 2-arm clinical trial. A total of 42 menopausal women (53.21 ±3.65 years of age) were included. Questionnaires related to symptoms of menopause (menopause rating scale – MRS), depression (hospital anxiety and depression scale), sexual function (female sexual function index), and aging perspective (Sheppard inventory) were applied. Intention-to-treat and protocol adherence analysis were performed.
Results
In the analysis by protocol, there was an improvement in menopausal symptoms in all domains of the MRS, specifically somatic symptoms (p = 0.001), psychological symptoms (p = 0.001), urogenital symptoms (p = 0.001), and total score (p = 0.001), as well as a reduction in depressive symptoms (p = 0.016). Additionally, improvements were observed in sexual function across 4 domains, including desire (p = 0.007), lubrication (p = 0.024), satisfaction (p = 0.030), and the overall sexual function score (p = 0.022). Furthermore, concerning the aspect of ‘finitude’, there was a significant improvement between groups in the domain of happiness (p = 0.046).
Conclusions
Concurrent training was shown to be effective for improving the symptomatology of menopause, depression, sexual function and happiness in menopause.
Keywords
depressive symptoms, female life changes, physical exercise, senescence, sexual function
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