ABSTRACT
This study aimed to examine the relationship between menopausal symptoms and perceived stress in middle-aged women during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, data were collected online from 239 middle-aged women using the Personal Information Form, Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) and Perceived Stress Scale-14 (PSS-14). A positive correlation was found between the total MRS score and the total PSS-14 score. The COVID-19 pandemic usually restrict access to healthcare visit. The COVID‐19 pandemic has created an urgent need to implement specific menopausal programs to promote the psychological health of middle-aged women and reduce stress during this or similar crises.
Acknowledgments
We wish to thank the women who participated and Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ziya FIRAT who supported data analysis in this study.
Disclosure statement
No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).
Research ethics
This study was approved by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee at Akdeniz University (No: 454, Date: 24.06.2020). Each participant provided online voluntary written informed consent. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.
Authorship statement
All listed authors have contribution to this work. GAS, HGO and HY designed the study, collected the data, conducted the analysis and prepared the draft. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript for submission.
Data availability statement
The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.