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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Jun;24(2):368-379.
doi: 10.1111/nhs.12931. Epub 2022 Mar 21.

Effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms and sleep quality across menopause statuses: A randomized controlled trial

Henny Dwi Susanti  1   2 , Ismaila Sonko  1   3 , Pi-Chen Chang  1 , Yeu-Hui Chuang  1   4 , Min-Huey Chung  1   5
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Randomized Controlled Trial

Effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms and sleep quality across menopause statuses: A randomized controlled trial

Henny Dwi Susanti et al. Nurs Health Sci. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of yoga on menopausal symptoms and sleep quality across menopause statuses. Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group (n = 104 each), and those in the intervention group practiced yoga for 20 weeks. The participants completed the following questionnaires: the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale; Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support; Menopause Rating Scale; and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The results revealed that yoga effectively decreased menopausal symptoms, with the strongest effects noted in postmenopausal women (mean ± standard deviation: 14.98 ± 7.10), followed by perimenopausal women (6.11 ± 2.07). Yoga significantly improved sleep quality in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women after controlling for social support, depression, anxiety, stress, and menopausal symptoms (p < 0.001). However, yoga did not affect sleep quality in premenopausal women. Overall sleep quality significantly improved in postmenopausal and perimenopausal women. Our data indicate that yoga can help decrease menopausal symptoms, particularly in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, and improve their health.

Keywords: Indonesia; menopause; sleep; stress; women's health; yoga.

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