Present situation and analysis of factors affecting perimenopausal syndrome among clinical nurses-a cross-sectional survey.

Abstract

The quality of life of women is seriously affected by perimenopausal symptoms and related diseases. Clinical nurses often suffer from job burnout due to high pressure and intensity of work and life, which is easy to induce and aggravate perimenopausal syndrome. Nursing occupational environment varies greatly in different economic regions, but relevant studies are limited to northern cities, and are often confined to the second and third grade hospitals or a hospital in a certain region, lacking multi-center studies on hospitals of different grades. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the occurrence of perimenopausal syndrome in clinical nurses in Chongqing and its influencing factors, so as to provide reference for managers to take targeted intervention measures. The investigation was conducted using the method of stratified random cluster sampling. A questionnaire survey was conducted among 933 clinical nurses aged from 40 to 55 in primary, secondary and tertiary hospitals. Kupperman's total symptom score ranged from 0 to 63, while a score of ≥7 can determine the existence of perimenopausal syndrome. Among the 933 clinical nurses surveyed, 662 (70.95%) had perimenopausal syndrome, the results of the multivariate unconditional logistic regression analysis showed that The age ranges from 51 to 55 (OR =2.035, 95% CI: 1.070-3.872), the presence of chronic diseases (OR =1.659, 95% CI: 1.095-2.512), menopause (OR =1.989, 95% CI: 1.198-3.303), moderate family function impairment (OR =1.940, 95% CI: 1.356-2.776), severe family dysfunction weekly (OR =2.309, 95% CI: 1.178-4.524), never participation in sports (OR =3.328, 95% CI: 1.657-6.684) and exercising 1-5 times per week (OR =2.689, 95% CI: 1.516-4.768) were risk factors for perimenopausal syndrome in clinical nurses, basic security (OR =0.939, 95% CI: 0.887-0.994), and sufficient manpower (OR =0.915, 95% CI: 0.855-0.979) were protective factors for perimenopausal syndrome in clinical nurses. The incidence of perimenopausal syndrome in clinical nurses at all levels of hospitals situated in Chongqing is relatively high. It is suggested that nursing managers should attach great importance to the physical and mental condition of this population and timely take targeted intervention measures to prevent or alleviate the occurrence and development of perimenopausal syndrome in clinical nurses.