| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Perimenopause is a period where the ovarium starts to gradually
produces less estrogen. One of the impacts that could happen during
perimenopause is the onset of depression arises from hormonal and metabolic
disorder due to the significant decrease of ovarium function and secretion of
endogenous estrogen. This study was done to assess the factors related to
depression in perimenopausal women.
Methods: Multivariate linear regression analysis with cross-sectional design was
done at RSUP H. Adam Malik Medan from October 2023 – January 2024.
Subjects were perimenopausal female staffs at the hospital that fulfilled the
inclusion and exclusion criteria. Symptoms of depression were assessed using
Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) score. Data analysis was done using
bivariate and multivariate test with linear regression.
Results: There were a total of 111 subjects in this study. Median age was 48 years
and median of body mass index (BMI) was 25. Mean depression score based on
BDI-II was 12.96±7.084. Bivariate analysis showed a significance on age, years
of education, total monthly income, BMI, and number of pregnancies.
Multivariate analysis showed that total monthly income had the highest
correlation amongst other variables, followed by age, while number of
pregnancies had the lowest correlation within the variables.
Conclusion: There was a significance between depression and age, income, and
number of pregnancies in perimenopausal staffs. On the other hand, there was no
significance between depression and years of education, BMI, marital status, and
chronic disease. | en_US |
