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  • Women's Health
  • Menopause Research
  • Psychological Well-being

Background:

  • Menopausal symptoms significantly impact women's quality of life.
  • Relationship distress is a potential factor influencing symptom severity.
  • Understanding these associations can inform targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the association between relationship distress and the severity of menopausal symptoms.
  • To analyze how marital satisfaction relates to various menopausal symptom domains.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of questionnaires from 1884 women aged 40-65.
  • Assessed menopausal symptoms using the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS).
  • Measured relationship distress with the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale (KMSS), using t-tests and regression analysis.

Main Results:

  • Women without relationship distress reported significantly less severe menopausal symptoms (MRS 13.1 vs 16.0, P < 0.001).
  • This association persisted after adjusting for confounders, particularly for psychological symptoms.
  • Women reporting no distress scored lower on total MRS and psychological symptom scales.

Conclusions:

  • Absence of relationship distress correlates with reduced menopausal symptom severity, especially psychological symptoms.
  • Findings suggest a link between relationship quality and menopause experience in women's health clinic attendees.
  • The cross-sectional design limits determining the causal direction of this relationship.