TY - JOUR
T1 - The association between recent abuse and menopausal symptom bother
T2 - Results from the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause, and Sexuality (DREAMS)
AU - Vegunta, Suneela
AU - Kuhle, Carol
AU - Kling, Juliana M.
AU - Files, Julia A.
AU - Kapoor, Ekta
AU - David, Paru S.
AU - Rullo, Jordan
AU - Sood, Richa
AU - Thielen, Jacqueline M.
AU - Jatoi, Aminah
AU - Schroeder, Darrell R.
AU - Faubion, Stephanie S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by The North American Menopause Society.
PY - 2016/5/25
Y1 - 2016/5/25
N2 - Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether there is an association between current menopausal symptom bother and a history of abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional/verbal) in the last year. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was completed using the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause, and Sexuality and the Menopause Health Questionnaire. Data from the Menopause Health Questionnaire were collected from 4,956 women seen consecutively for menopause consultation in the Women's Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) from January 1, 2006 through October 7, 2014. Data from 3,740 women were included in the analysis. Menopausal symptom ratings were compared between women reporting a history of abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional/verbal) in the last year and those not using a two-sample t test. Analysis of covariance was used to assess whether abuse was associated with menopausal symptom bother after adjusting for baseline participant characteristics. Results: Of the 3,740 women, 253 (6.8%) reported experiencing one or more forms of abuse in the last year, the majority (96%) of which was verbal/emotional abuse. Those reporting abuse in the last year had higher (P<0.001) mean total menopausal symptom bother scores. Consistent findings were obtained from multivariable analyses adjusting for all demographic and substance use characteristics. Conclusions: In the present study from the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause, and Sexuality, menopausal symptom bother scores were directly associated with recent self-reported abuse.
AB - Objective: The aim of the study was to determine whether there is an association between current menopausal symptom bother and a history of abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional/verbal) in the last year. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was completed using the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause, and Sexuality and the Menopause Health Questionnaire. Data from the Menopause Health Questionnaire were collected from 4,956 women seen consecutively for menopause consultation in the Women's Health Clinic at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) from January 1, 2006 through October 7, 2014. Data from 3,740 women were included in the analysis. Menopausal symptom ratings were compared between women reporting a history of abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional/verbal) in the last year and those not using a two-sample t test. Analysis of covariance was used to assess whether abuse was associated with menopausal symptom bother after adjusting for baseline participant characteristics. Results: Of the 3,740 women, 253 (6.8%) reported experiencing one or more forms of abuse in the last year, the majority (96%) of which was verbal/emotional abuse. Those reporting abuse in the last year had higher (P<0.001) mean total menopausal symptom bother scores. Consistent findings were obtained from multivariable analyses adjusting for all demographic and substance use characteristics. Conclusions: In the present study from the Data Registry on Experiences of Aging, Menopause, and Sexuality, menopausal symptom bother scores were directly associated with recent self-reported abuse.
KW - Abuse
KW - Domestic violence
KW - Menopausal symptoms
KW - Menopause
KW - Violence
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U2 - 10.1097/GME.0000000000000578
DO - 10.1097/GME.0000000000000578
M3 - Article
C2 - 26783985
AN - SCOPUS:84969322065
SN - 1072-3714
VL - 23
SP - 494
EP - 498
JO - Menopause
JF - Menopause
IS - 5
ER -