Associations of menopausal symptoms with job-related stress factors in nurses in Japan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Graduate School of Health Sciences, The University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan;2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan;3. Department of Reproductive Technology, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School, Tokushima, Japan;1. Hospital Universitario Dr Peset, University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain;2. Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, University of Seville, Seville, Spain;3. Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain;4. Hospital Vall d́Hebron, University of Barcelone, Barcelone, Spain;5. Hospital Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain;6. Hospital Universitario San Juan, Alicante, University Miguel Hernández, Alicante, Spain;7. Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Spain;8. Clinica Margen, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Granada, Granada, Spain;9. Clínica Diatros, Barcelone, Spain;1. The University of Queensland, 20 Cornwall Street, Woolloongabba, 4102 Queensland, Australia;2. International Medical University, Jalan Jalil Perkasa 19, 57000 Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;3. The University of Queensland, Herston Road, Herston, 4006 Queensland, Australia;4. James Cook University, Angus Smith Drive, Townsville, 4811 Queensland, Australia;1. Department of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatic Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany;2. Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany;3. Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universitaet Dresden, Dresden, Germany;4. Integrated Research and Treatment Center Adiposity Diseases, Behavioral Medicine Unit, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany;5. Department of Child Health and Development, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway;1. School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland;2. UKK Institute for Health Promotion Research, Tampere, Finland;3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland;1. Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia;2. Centre for the Heart and Mind, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia;3. College of Health and Biomedicine, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia;4. Psychology Department, University of Bournemouth, Poole BH12 5BB, Dorset, United Kingdom |
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| Abstract: | ObjectiveThe main objective was to ascertain the typical menopausal symptoms and job-related stress factors in Japanese nurses during the menopausal transition, and the associations of menopausal symptoms with job-related stress. A supplementary objective was to determine whether there were any differences in menopausal symptoms and job-related stress factors among nurses in managerial positions.MethodsOne thousand seven hundred female registered nurses aged 45–60 years who were working in hospitals in Japan were asked to complete a self-administered survey that included Greene's Climacteric Scale and the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire.ResultsThe proportions of nurses who reported feelings of tiredness, irritability and difficulty in concentration were higher than the proportions with other menopausal symptoms. The proportions of nurses reporting feeling unhappy or depressed and having crying spells were higher among nurses in managerial positions than among other nurses. Stresses related to ‘quantitative overload’ on the Brief Job Stress Questionnaire among nurses in managerial positions were significantly greater than among nurses not in managerial positions, while stresses related to ‘physical overload’, ‘job control’, ‘skill discretion’, ‘workplace environment’ and ‘job satisfaction’ among nurses not in managerial positions were significantly greater than they were among nurses in managerial positions. Psychological symptoms were significantly correlated with poor job-related interpersonal relationships.ConclusionsHealth care practitioners should be aware that menopausal symptoms are associated with job-related stress during the menopausal transition. Information on the differences in these associations between nurses in managerial positions and other nurses is important as it will allow their health care to be managed on a more individual basis. |
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| Keywords: | Nurses Menopausal symptoms Job-related stress |
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