DETERMINANTS OF STRESS IN THE PERIOD OF CLIMACTERIUM IN WOMEN

Authors

  • Antoaneta Dimitrova Medical University-Sofia, Faculty of Public Health “Prof. Dr. Tzeсomir Vodenitcharov, DSc, PhD”, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Iliana Sokolova Medical University-Sofia, Faculty of Public Health “Prof. Dr. Tzeсomir Vodenitcharov, DSc, PhD”, Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Delyana Hadzhideleva Medical University-Sofia, Faculty of Public Health “Prof. Dr. Tzeсomir Vodenitcharov, DSc, PhD”, Sofia, Bulgaria

Keywords:

climacterium, women, factors, stress

Abstract

Climacterium is a transitional period in which hormonal and biological changes occur that affect the manifestations of vasomotor, psychological and somatic symptoms, because of additional stressors in women's lives. The purpose of this article is to present a comprehensive review of the scientific literature concerning the factors that cause stress during the climacterium in women. In databases Pub Med, Web of Science, Scopus, Medline, a literature review of publications in refereed scientific journals related to the studied topic used to care out by keyword search.
Based on the analyses and results of prospective randomized and retrospective studies, it should be summarized that causal and bidirectional interactions of the course of symptoms, socio-demographic, economic, psychosocial, cultural and personal factors, which are perceived as sources of stress from women and have a negative impact on their complex bio-psycho-social and health functioning

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2023-12-10

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Dimitrova, A., Sokolova, I., & Hadzhideleva, D. (2023). DETERMINANTS OF STRESS IN THE PERIOD OF CLIMACTERIUM IN WOMEN. KNOWLEDGE - International Journal , 61(4), 783–788. Retrieved from https://ikm.mk/ojs/index.php/kij/article/view/6490