Biopsychosocial changes during the climacteric: somatic symptoms, insomnia and depressive manifestations
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p09-30Keywords:
Climacteric, Somatic symptomatology, Scale "Menopause Rating Scale".Abstract
Climacteric is a dynamic and complex process, mediated by the context in which women live. The aim of the study descriptive, exploratory and observational was to assess somatic symptoms and their relationship with depressive manifestations through Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and the Zung scale. The Study shows that symptoms: hot flashes, insomnia and joint pains are intensified in the presence of depressive manifestations affecting the health and quality of life.
Keywords: Climacteric; Somatic symptomatology; Scale "Menopause Rating Scale".
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2018-06-30
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Real, M. G. A., Jiménez, J. L. L., García, E. M., & González, C. G. (2018). Biopsychosocial changes during the climacteric: somatic symptoms, insomnia and depressive manifestations. Revista Kairós-Gerontologia, 21(2), 09–30. https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-901X.2018v21i2p09-30
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