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1. Introduction symptoms that can have a profound effect on her body image.
The bodily changes in appearance and functions that some women
Menopause is an important and normal developmental process face can change the way a woman thinks and feels about her
in a womans life. It is marked by the permanent cessation of men- body.7 The changes can occur in a womans shape, weight, with
struation resulting from the loss of ovarian follicular activity.1 In heavy unpredictable bleeding, sleep disruption through night
western societies, attitudes towards menopause are influenced sweats, and physical markers of aging, such as changes in skin, hair
by social and cultural assumptions about older women, and the and sexual function.8
transition into menopause is often perceived as a time of changing In order to successfully navigate the menopausal transition, a
emotional and physical health. Yet anthropological studies have womans attitude towards the changes will determine her experi-
shown how menopause can be a positive event, particularly when ence.9 These are certainly influenced by the cultural norms of her
it signifies a change in social status.2,3 During menopause women origins and present environment.10 Hall et al. integrated the results
experience physical, psychological and social changes. Hormone of numerous qualitative studies and concluded that although many
levels change as estrogen levels decrease, FSH and LH levels women had positive experiences as they progressed through
increase, and there are also decreases in levels of prolactin, thyroid menopause, ambivalent feelings were common.11 Ayers et al.
and parathyroid hormone.4 These changes can cause vasomotor noted that women with a positive attitude towards menopause
symptoms, night sweats, hot flushes, muscular and skeletal prob- tended to view this change as a natural life process and transition.9
lems, cardiovascular system diseases, breast and skin atrophy, Cheng et al. stated that while women with negative attitudes were
and senile vaginitis.5 younger and premenopausal, post-menopausal women tended to
Together with all the changes associated with menopause, have more positive attitudes towards menopause.12 Nusrat et al.
many middle-aged women are often occupied with other chal- found that 78.79% of Pakistani postmenopausal women were
lenges. These include physical disease affecting them or their hus- relieved to have menstruation come to an end.13 Erbil et al.
band, the death of their spouse or parents, caring for ill family reported that 57.8% of Turkish women with an average age of
members, marital difficulties, and grown children leaving home. 30.06 years old had negative attitudes towards menopause.14
In fact, the departure of children into leading their own indepen- There are few studies which have investigated the relationship
dent lives may trigger depression in women.4,6 The ability to cope between attitudes towards menopause, body image, and depres-
with all the changes during menopause is influenced by socio sion of Turkish women during menopause. The aim of this study
demographic variables, education status, income, work situation was to investigate the relationship between body image, depres-
and social relations.6 sion, and attitudes towards menopause of women in menopause.
Puberty, pregnancy, and the menopausal transition are mile-
stones in a womans life with accompanying bodily changes and 2. Materials and methods
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Table 1
Womens socio-demographic characteristics and ATMS, BIS and BDI scores according to their characteristics.
Table 2
Womens menopausal characteristics and ATMS, BIS and BDS scores according to these characteristics.
lower than women without depression and the differences was towards menopause of women living intense depressive symptoms
statistically significant (see Table 4). Body image and attitude can be said to be affected negatively.
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Table 3
Distribution of women according to intensity of menopause attitude.
Table 4
Distribution of women according to intensity of depressive symptoms.
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