Marije Geukes1, Mariëlle P van Aalst2, Suzan J W Robroek3, Joop S E Laven4, Henk Oosterhof5. 1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nij Smellinghe Hospital, Post box 20200, 9200 DA Drachten, The Netherlands. Electronic address: m.geukes@erasmusmc.nl. 2. Van Aalst Arbo Advies, Lange Singel 24, 9243 KJ Bakkeveen, The Netherlands. Electronic address: info@vanaalstarboadvies.nl. 3. Department of Public Health, Erasmus Medical Centre, Post box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: s.robroek@erasmusmc.nl. 4. Division of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Post box 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.laven@erasmusmc.nl. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nij Smellinghe Hospital, Post box 20200, 9200 DA Drachten, The Netherlands. Electronic address: h.oosterhof@nijsmellinghe.nl.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To measure the impact of menopause on work ability in women with severe menopausal symptoms. STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study compared the work ability of a sample of otherwise healthy employed Dutch women (n=205) with that of a sample of first-time attendees of a menopause clinic (n=60); both groups were aged 44-60 years. Self-reported questionnaire data assessing work ability (Work Ability Index; WAI) and menopausal symptoms (Greene Climacteric Scale; GCS) were used. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Logistic regression analyses were used to examine whether women with severe menopausal symptoms were more likely to have low work ability (defined as a score <37.0 points on the WAI) than were women in the reference group, after adjustment for individual and lifestyle factors. RESULTS: Symptomatic women had significantly higher total GCS scores (mean 26.7 vs 14.2, t=10.8, P<0.001) and significantly lower WAI scores (median 32.0 vs 40.0, U=2380, P<0.001) than the reference group. They were 8.4 times more likely to report low work ability than their healthy counterparts: 76.7% versus 30.2% (OR 8.4, 95% CI 4.1-17.2). CONCLUSIONS: Over three-quarters of symptomatic menopausal women report serious problems in dealing with the physical and mental demands of their work (recorded here as low work ability); hence these women might be at risk of prolonged sickness absence from work.
OBJECTIVE: To measure the impact of menopause on work ability in women with severe menopausal symptoms. STUDY DESIGN: This cross-sectional study compared the work ability of a sample of otherwise healthy employed Dutch women (n=205) with that of a sample of first-time attendees of a menopause clinic (n=60); both groups were aged 44-60 years. Self-reported questionnaire data assessing work ability (Work Ability Index; WAI) and menopausal symptoms (Greene Climacteric Scale; GCS) were used. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Logistic regression analyses were used to examine whether women with severe menopausal symptoms were more likely to have low work ability (defined as a score <37.0 points on the WAI) than were women in the reference group, after adjustment for individual and lifestyle factors. RESULTS: Symptomatic women had significantly higher total GCS scores (mean 26.7 vs 14.2, t=10.8, P<0.001) and significantly lower WAI scores (median 32.0 vs 40.0, U=2380, P<0.001) than the reference group. They were 8.4 times more likely to report low work ability than their healthy counterparts: 76.7% versus 30.2% (OR 8.4, 95% CI 4.1-17.2). CONCLUSIONS: Over three-quarters of symptomatic menopausal women report serious problems in dealing with the physical and mental demands of their work (recorded here as low work ability); hence these women might be at risk of prolonged sickness absence from work.
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