@article{ref1,
title="The frequency of depression and menopause-related symptoms in postmenopausal women living in a province in Eastern Turkey, and the factors that affect depressive status",
journal="Medical science monitor",
year="2010",
author="Deveci, Suleyman E. and Acik, Yasemin and Dag, Dilek Gunes and Tokdemir, Mehmet and Gundogdu, Cemal",
volume="16",
number="4",
pages="PH40-47",
abstract="Background: This study was designed to determine depression in women in the postmenopausal stage in Elazig city, located in Eastern Turkey, and determine the factors affecting depressive status.<br /> Material/Methods: The sample included 546 women and of these, 519 could be contacted. A questionnaire was conducted with the women who were included in the study. This included demographic properties, which are thought to affect depression. Subjects were given the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).<br /> Results: In total, 97.7% of women reported that they experienced a problem or had complaints during menopause, while 54.9% reported that they experienced problems in their sexual lives. The mean BDI score of women was 17.01+/-8.75. The ratio of women whose total scores were higher than the breakpoint of 17 was 42.2%. Single, widowed, and divorced women had higher ratios than married women; primary school or lower education women had higher ratios than high school or lower education graduate women; the women who reported that they had problems in their sexual lives had higher ratios than the other women within the survey; the women who were subject to violence at any time during their lives had higher ratios than the women who had not experienced violence (P<.05).<br /> Conclusions: The frequency of depression symptoms in women living in Elazig is high. The information and services that the local women receive about menopause are inadequate.<br /><p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1234-1010",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}