中年症状和家庭压力与指甲皮质醇有关
Peteneinuo Rulu1, Elizabeth R Bertone-Johnson2, Jason Kamilar1
1From the Department of Anthropology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA.
Menopause (New York, N.Y.)
|January 2, 2024
概括
中年妇女的情绪不稳定和情绪障碍与更高的慢性压力水平有关,根据指甲皮质醇测量. 家庭问题也导致这一人口群体的压力增加.
科学领域:
- 心理神经内分泌学心理学
- 妇女健康 妇女健康
- 压力研究 压力研究
背景情况:
- 更年期症状和心理社会压力因素对妇女的健康有重大影响.
- 慢性压力标志物,如指甲皮质醇,提供了对长期压力暴露的见解.
- 了解家庭压力因素和生理应激反应之间的相互作用对于妇女的福祉至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查更年期症状,家庭压力因素和种族政治问题与压力标志物之间的关系.
- 用指甲皮质醇,感知压力和40-55岁妇女的血压来检查慢性压力.
- 识别与高压力水平相关的特定症状集群和压力因素.
主要方法:
- 从印度纳加兰邦的151名女性 (40-55岁) 收集数据,使用机会抽样.
- 社会人口统计,生活方式和症状数据的结构化问卷;症状分为情绪不稳定,血管体,情绪障碍和疼痛.
- 压力标志物包括指甲皮质醇,感知压力量表和血压;压力因素评估在社区,家庭和中年症状水平.
主要成果:
- 在情绪不稳定和指甲皮质醇之间发现了显著的积极关联 (β = 0.46,P < 0.001).
- 情绪障碍也与指甲皮质醇正相关 (β = 0.24,P < 0.05),在调整后仍然存在.
- 家庭问题与指甲皮质醇的积极关联 (β = 0.25,P = 0.01).
结论:
- 对家庭压力因素的心理社会应激反应,如财务压力和家庭担忧,有潜在的健康影响.
- 情绪和情绪障碍是中年妇女慢性压力的关键指标.
- 指甲皮质醇是评估与家庭和心理社会因素相关的慢性压力的一个可行的标志物.
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