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Documentation of self-care actions taken for somatic complaints by postmenopausal Malay women living in Kelantan Malaysia

Dhillon HK, Mohd Zaki Nik Mahmood N, Singh H

Maturitas, 2007 Nov 20;58(3):241-8.

PMID: 17913406

The aim of this study was to document some of the self-care actions taken by women in Kelantan to manage their somatic symptoms associated with menopause.

Matched MeSH terms: Hot Flashes/epidemiology*

Prevalence of menopausal symptoms in women in Kelantan, Malaysia

Dhillon HK, Singh HJ, Shuib R, Hamid AM, Mohd Zaki Nik Mahmood N

Maturitas, 2006 Jun 20;54(3):213-21.

PMID: 16326052

The aim of the study was to document the prevalence of 16 symptoms commonly associated with menopause, in women living in Kelantan.

Matched MeSH terms: Hot Flashes/epidemiology*

The menopausal experience among indigenous women of Sarawak, Malaysia

Syed Alwi SA, Lee PY, Awi I, Mallik PS, Md Haizal MN

Climacteric, 2009 Dec;12(6):548-56.

PMID: 19905907 DOI: 10.3109/13697130902919519

OBJECTIVES:
To document the common menopausal symptoms and quality of life in indigenous women of Sarawak in Malaysia.

METHODS:
A face-to-face interview using the Menopause-specific Quality of Life questionnaire was conducted with 276 indigenous Sarawakian women aged 40-65 years to determine the mean age of menopause and common symptoms (divided into vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual domains) associated with menopause.

RESULTS:
The mean age at menopause of postmenopausal women was 50.78 +/- 2.47 years (range 47.3-58.2 years). The most common symptoms reported were aching in muscles and joints (82.6%), lack of energy (77.5%) and low backache (77.2%). The typical menopausal symptoms of hot flushes, night sweats, sweating and vaginal dryness were experienced by 42.4%, 34.8%, 29.7% and 49.3%, respectively of the women studied. Perimenopausal women (n = 114) experienced the most physical and psychosocial symptoms, while postmenopausal women (n = 102) experienced most sexual symptoms. Perimenopausal and postmenopausal women were reported to suffer more than premenopausal women (p < 0.001) within the four domains of symptoms (vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual).

CONCLUSIONS:
The menopausal symptoms in this study correspond to those in other studies on Asian women but the prevalence of typical and classical menopausal symptoms was lower compared to studies on Caucasian women. The perimenopausal women had the most significant decrease in quality of life, followed by postmenopausal women and premenopausal women. Vasomotor symptoms had a predominant influence on the quality of life.

Matched MeSH terms: Hot Flashes/epidemiology

Self-care actions taken for vasomotor symptoms by some postmenopausal Kelantanese women

Dhillon HK, Singh HJ, Mahmood NM, Ghaffar NA

Climacteric, 2008;11(6):518-24.

PMID: 18991079 DOI: 10.1080/13697130802491031

OBJECTIVE:
Documentation of self-care actions for vasomotor complaints by some postmenopausal women in Kelantan.

METHODS:
A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to 326 naturally menopausal women to determine the prevalence and types of self-care actions taken for vasomotor complaints.

RESULTS:
Fractionally more women took self-care actions for night sweats than hot flushes. The choice of self-care action depended upon the area of residence and the educational level. The most common action taken for night sweats was to sleep either in an air-conditioned room or under a ceiling fan. About one-quarter of the complainants used hormone replacement therapy, the majority of who were urban-living and with secondary education. Only a small fraction used traditional remedies.

CONCLUSION:
A large proportion of women complaining of vasomotor complaints took self-care actions and the choice of self-care actions depended on the area of residence and educational level. The use of modern remedies and less of the traditional remedies was more common amongst the more affluent and educated women than women in rural areas who either did nothing or resorted to the more simple type of self-care actions. Contrary to our expectations, the use of traditional remedies was low.

Matched MeSH terms: Hot Flashes/epidemiology*

The age of menopause and the menopause transition in a multiracial population: a nation-wide Singapore study

Loh FH, Khin LW, Saw SM, Lee JJ, Gu K

Maturitas, 2005 Nov-Dec;52(3-4):169-80.

PMID: 16257608

To describe the prevalence of menopausal symptoms, define the mean age of menopause, and determine contributory factors, which influence the experience of symptoms among Singaporean women of different racial groups.

Matched MeSH terms: Hot Flashes/epidemiology

Adjuvant endocrine therapy side-effects among postmenopausal breast cancer patients in Malaysia

Choo SB, Saifulbahri A, Zullkifli SN, Fadzil ML, Redzuan AM, Abdullah N, et al.

Climacteric, 2019 04;22(2):175-181.

PMID: 30556740 DOI: 10.1080/13697137.2018.1540563

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and their associated risk factors among postmenopausal breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy.

METHODS: Postmenopausal breast cancer patients on endocrine therapy were recruited at three hospitals in Malaysia. Presence and severity of menopausal symptoms were determined using the Menopause Rating Scale. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected from medical records.

RESULTS: A total of 192 patients participated in this study. Commonly reported symptoms were musculoskeletal pain (59.9%), physical and mental exhaustion (59.4%), and hot flushes (41.1%). Multivariate analyses indicated that increasing number of years after menopause until the start of endocrine therapy was significantly associated with less likelihood of reporting menopausal symptoms and musculoskeletal pain. Patients with primary or secondary education levels reported significantly less menopausal urogenital symptoms compared to patients with a tertiary education level. Patients using aromatase inhibitors were twice as likely to experience musculoskeletal pain compared to patients using tamoxifen (odds ratio, 2.18; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-4.50; p

Matched MeSH terms: Hot Flashes/epidemiology

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