Menopause Review (Oct 2011)
Wpływ operacji ginekologicznych na stopień zaburzeń snu oraz emocji u kobiet w wieku około- i pomenopauzalnym
Abstract
Sleeping and emotion disorders, especially insomnia and sleep continuity disorders, are most severely felt anddetermine women’s everyday life. The research was aimed at assessing the dependence of the occurrence of sleepingand emotion disorders in women of perimenopausal age and the use of hormonal replacement therapy. 86 women participated in the study. The patients were between 23 and 70 years of age (M = 51,07; SD = 12,75).They were recruited from gynaecological wards in the Wielkopolska region. They underwent surgical interventionsby endoscopy and per vagina method also. In the study standardized test methods of determined reliability and internalaccuracy were used: Courtauld Emotional Control Scale (CECS), Epworth Sleepiness Scale, Athens InsomniaScale, Stanford Sleepiness Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Satisfaction With Life Scale, Multidimensional Self-EsteemInventory. The results show there was the negative correlation between satisfaction with life and the level of state anxiety(r-Person = –0,40; p < 0,01), depression (r-Person = –0,37; p < 0,01) and insomnia (r-Person = –0,39; p < 0,01). Youngwomen in the premenstrual period present ed higher levels of emotion control [F(2,55) = 4,193; p < 0,05], the acceptanceof disease [F(2,55) = 18,106; p < 0,01], and reported insomnia symptoms less frequently [F(2,55) = 13,830; p < 0,01].