Menopausal Symptoms: Is Spirituality Associated with the Severity of Symptoms?
The aim of this study was to explore whether spirituality was associated with menopausal symptoms. Menopausal symptoms, spirituality, health and menopausal status, and socio-demographic variables were assessed in a community sample of 710 peri- and postmenopausal women. A structural model was explor...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science + Business Media B. V.
[2014]
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Journal of religion and health
Year: 2014, Volume: 53, Issue: 4, Pages: 1013-1024 |
| Further subjects: | B
Spirituality
B Structural Equation Modeling B Menopause symptoms |
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| Summary: | The aim of this study was to explore whether spirituality was associated with menopausal symptoms. Menopausal symptoms, spirituality, health and menopausal status, and socio-demographic variables were assessed in a community sample of 710 peri- and postmenopausal women. A structural model was explored using structural equation modeling. The results evidence spirituality as a significant contributor regarding the severity of most menopausal symptoms. Among others, spirituality had a significant weight in depressive mood (ß = -.414; p < .001), anxiety (ß = -.308; p < .001), cognitive impairment (ß = -.287; p < .001), aches/pain (ß = -.148; p < .001), vasomotor (ß = -.125; p = .005) and sexual symptoms (ß = -.211; p < .001). Some socio-demographic variables, as well as perceived health, also predicted the menopausal symptoms' severity. Therefore, spirituality can have a positive impact on the menopausal symptoms' reporting. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6571 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s10943-013-9696-z |