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The correlation between menopausal complaints and personality traits
Ilksen Orhan Ergin1, Yurdagül Yağmur1
1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey.
Purpose:
Aim is to investigate the correlation between personality traits of menopausal women and their menopausal complaints.
Design And Methods:
This cross-sectional and correlation study was conducted with 400 menopausal Turkish women.
Findings:
A positive correlation was determined between extroversion/introversion scores of Cervantes Personality Scale (CPS) and somatic and urogenital subscale scores of Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), and between emotional instability/neuroticism scores of CPS and all subscale scores of MRS.
Practice Implications:
Considering the effect of personality traits on menopausal symptoms, affected groups can be identified in advance and menopausal complaints can be reduced by increasing support.
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