Climacteric and sleep: narrative revision
Abstract
Introduction: Sleep is a dynamic and complex process, essential to maintain an adequate state of physical and psychological health. Sleep disorders increase during the menopausal transition with deleterious effects on health, quality of life, use of health resources, and work productivity. Although the sleep-climacteric relationship is frequently addressed, there is no consensus on the association between vasomotor symptoms, sleep quality, and treatments. In Cuba, studies are scarce, which makes it difficult to understand their impact on the daily life of middle-aged women.
Objective: To update aspects related to the interrelation of climacteric syndrome: sleep quality, associated factors and their therapeutic options.
Methods: Google Scolar, PubMed and SciELO Regional data bases were reviewed with Google web search engine. The article was structured: sleep characteristics in the climacteric, relationship between Climacteric Syndrome and sleep and treatment for sleep disorders.
Conclusions: During the transition to menopause, self-reports of sleep disorders related to the intensity of vasomotor symptoms, emotional states, illnesses and social factors increased. There is a lack of uniformity in clinical methods for the diagnosis of sleep problems and in psychotherapeutic and pharmacological approaches. Due to the scarcity of national studies, it would be pertinent to characterize sleep problems in middle-aged Cuban women.
DeCS: SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; MENOPAUSE; CLIMACTERIC; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC.
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