Investigating the Relationship between Physical Activity and Menopausal Symptoms in Postmenopausal Women

Abstract

Background & objectives: Menopause is associated with many annoying symptoms of estrogen deficiency. These symptoms affect women's health and quality of life during this period. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between regular exercise and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women in Tuyserkan in 2018. Methods: The present study is a descriptive study recruiting 90 postmenopausal women with health records in two health centers in Tuyserkan. The reserarch instruments used were Greene Climacteric Symptoms Scale, and a 19-item demographic information questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Analysis of variance. Results: The overall score of severity of menopausal symptoms was 28.02±11.43 which showed a significant difference in term of exercise ( p <0.001). In other words, women with regular and irregular exercise had fewer symptoms than those without exercise. Conclusion: Regarding the results of this study, it seems that exercise is effective in improving menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women and it is recommended to use it along with other methods in the prevent and treatment of such symptoms.