Authors : Behzad Karami Matin, Najmeh Maharlouei, Mohammad Mahboubi, Arash Parsamoghadam, Siavash Rahimi and Shoeib Rahimi
Abstract: Menopause is a developmental stage in women which is experienced by every woman with the increase of age. The problems in menopausal women include sleep disorders and depression. Thus, the present study was designed with the aim of exploring the frequency of sleep disturbance and its relationship with depression in menopausal women. The present study is of analytical cross-sectional type that was conducted on 1280 menopausal women who had the necessary criteria in selected medical and health centers in the Kermanshah city. The dimpling was random and continuous. The data collections too in this study were demographic particulars form, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) that were completed through interview. The software SPSS and descriptive analysis (frequency and standard deviation) and inferential analysis (Pearson’s correlation coefficient) were used for data analysis. The results of the study indicated that the mean score for depression in the individuals studied was 9.37±4.62 which indicates mild depression in the population. The depression score in the housewives was higher than the one in the employed women. About 88.4% of the explored individuals had mild sleep disturbance and only 5% of them had severe sleep disturbance. The results of this study indicate that there was a significant relationship between sleep quality and the relationship with husband, being exposed to smoking and adequateness of income. Also, Pearson’s test indicated that there is a significant relationship between depression and sleep disturbance and thus, the more the sleep disturbance, the worse the depression (p = 0.001). The results of the study indicated that there was a significant relationship between depression and sleep disturbance in menopausal women in a way that women with more sleep disturbance showed higher level of depression.
Behzad Karami Matin, Najmeh Maharlouei, Mohammad Mahboubi, Arash Parsamoghadam, Siavash Rahimi and Shoeib Rahimi, 2016. Frequency of Sleep Disturbance and its Relationship with Depression in Menopausal Women. International Journal of Tropical Medicine, 11: 126-133.