Physical and Emotional Coping Variables in Climacteric Women
Condition: Menopausal Women
Study type: Observational

Summary: 
      Introduction: The transition to menopause entails several changes in the biopsychosocial
      sphere of climacteric women. Compared to other therapies, physical exercise has no side
      effects, is not costly and can have a positive influence on the symptoms reported by women at
      this stage. The emotional and physical state of climacteric women is affected by the
      alterations typical of menopause, deteriorating their quality of life. Likewise, physical
      exercise improves the associated symptomatology. The objective is to know how the study
      variables (symptomatology, quality of life, emotional state, physical exercise and level of
      coping) correlate.

      Material and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive observational design with a study
      population made up of women in the climacteric stage carried out through an anonymous and
      voluntary survey.
    

Detailed description: 
      The climacteric is a progressive period, which lasts for years, before and after menopause,
      the latter being the physiological stage of aging characterized by the decrease in the
      follicular function of the ovaries that ends with the cessation of menstrual periods.
      permanent, a phenomenon associated with the decrease in the production of hormones, as well
      as the arrest by the ovaries in the release of ovules. Menopause most commonly occurs between
      the ages of 45 and 55. The climacteric is experienced by each woman in a different way, since
      it is also influenced by biopsychosocial factors, but the investigators can speak of a common
      symptomatology typical of the climacteric that groups together vasomotor symptoms such as hot
      flashes and palpitations, psychological symptoms such as changes in mood, depression,
      irritability and anxiety, alterations in sleep quality, cognitive symptoms such as memory
      loss, among others. Among the therapies to alleviate the symptoms associated with menopause,
      the investigators find estrogenic and non-estrogenic hormonal therapies, inhibitors and
      physical exercise.

      Despite the lack of evidence to support physical exercise as a tool to eradicate symptoms
      linked to menopause, the investigators can affirm that it relieves both somatic and
      psychological symptoms, and vasomotor and sexual symptoms to a lesser extent, which is
      associated with an improvement overall quality of life. In addition, with regular physical
      activity the investigators will be able to strengthen the musculoskeletal system and improve
      the quality of life.

      The investigators found a scarcity of studies that relate therapeutic exercise as a
      physiotherapeutic tool in relieving the symptomatology of climacteric women, for this reason
      the need to study the activity they carry out in this area and know its characteristics is
      raised, in order to guide future strategies in physiotherapy.

      Objective: To know the physical exercise carried out by women in this period, to know the
      existence of levels of anxiety and depression, Coping level and quality of life.

      Material and methods Subjects: Women between 40 and 60 years old. For the development of the
      study, a questionnaire is prepared, which consists of an initial section with basic questions
      about personal data and symptomatology referred to by each subject, to later move on to the
      rest of the sections that will include questions from other validated questionnaires: quality
      of life using the SF -12; For the emotional state, the Goldberg scale; For physical activity,
      the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); And for coping level, the Brief
      COPE inventory.

      At the end, 2 questions are included about how often they go to a physical therapist to deal
      with musculoskeletal pain.

      Once the questionnaire is closed, the results will be analyzed using SPSS, which will allow
      us to contrast hypotheses and generate new ones.
    

Intervention name(s): observational
Intervention type(s): Other
Intervention description(s): observational
Observational model: Other
Time perspective: Cross-Sectional
Sampling method: Probability Sample
Study population: 
        Climacteric women
      
Keywords: climateric women