Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Mar 2022
Meta AnalysisThe Association of Smoking with Hospitalization and Mortality Differs According to Sex in Patients with Heart Failure Following Myocardial Infarction.
Background: Smoking has been associated with higher morbidity and mortality following myocardial infarction (MI), but reports of the impact on morbidity and mortality for females and elderly patients experiencing MI complicated with left ventricular dysfunction or overt heart failure are limited. Materials and Methods: In an individual patient data meta-analysis of high-risk MI patients, the association of smoking with hospitalizations and death were investigated. Weighted Cox proportional hazard modeling were used to study the risks of smoking on adjudicated endpoints among different sex and age categories. ⋯ Smoking was predictive of all-cause mortality homogenously across age categories (p for interaction = 0.25) and sex (p for interaction = 0.58). Conclusions: The influence of smoking on morbidity differed according to sex following high-risk MI. The deleterious impact of smoking on hospitalization appeared particularly potent in women, which should further reinforce preventive strategies in females.
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Journal of women's health · Feb 2022
Meta AnalysisDepression, Anxiety, and Correlating Factors in Endometriosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Background: Endometriosis stage is not directly related to the burden of symptoms, and recurrence of symptoms occurs frequently. It is suggested that symptoms are associated with psychological distress, as in depression and anxiety disorders. Our aim was to explore the strength of the associations between endometriosis and depression or anxiety and to review correlating factors. ⋯ Besides the effect of pain, other correlating factors included age, quality of life, quality of sleep, fatigue, sexual function, gastrointestinal symptoms, comorbidity, self-esteem, emotional self-efficacy, coping style, social adjustment, pain imagery, and pain sensitization. Conclusion: This systematic review supports the assumption that symptoms of depression and anxiety occur frequently in endometriosis patients and are related to chronic pain. Correlating factors should further be investigated.
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2021
Meta AnalysisSuicidal Risk in Women with Premenstrual Syndrome and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Purpose: Women with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) experience substantial functional impairment and decreased quality of life. While previous research has highlighted a relationship between premenstrual disturbances and suicide risk, no meta-analysis has been conducted to quantitatively assess the findings. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted by searching the literature in three databases (Pubmed, PsycINFO, and EMBASE) on July 15, 2020. ⋯ Conclusions: Women with PMDD and PMS are at higher risk of suicidality compared with women without premenstrual disturbances. These findings support routine suicidal risk assessments for women who suffer from moderate-to-severe premenstrual disturbance. Furthermore, psychosocial treatments for women diagnosed with PMS/PMDD should consider and target suicidality to minimize risk and improve well-being.
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Journal of women's health · Sep 2021
Meta AnalysisSex Differences Remain Under-Reported in Cardiovascular Publications.
Background: For the past two decades, there has been increased interest from medical journals and calls to action from various organizations such as the National Institutes of Health to study sex differences in cardiovascular (CV) disease. It is unknown whether this emphasis has translated to a growth in publications addressing sex differences in CV disease. Materials and Methods: We performed a bibliometric analysis of all CV publications from 2006 to 2015. ⋯ When specific publication categories were analyzed, there were significant proportional increase of sex-specific publications in general articles category, but not for reviews, clinical trials, meta-analysis, or letters. Conclusion: Despite calls for greater attention, only a small fraction of publications for the past decade have reported on sex differences. There was no significant proportional growth of sex-specific publications for a recent 10-year period, except for the general research articles.
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Journal of women's health · May 2021
Meta AnalysisMeta-Analysis Comparing Menstrual Regularity and Dysmenorrhea of Women Working Rotating Shifts and Fixed Day Shifts.
Background: Rotating shift work can cause abnormalities in their endocrine system. We conducted a meta-analysis to gain a better understanding of the differences between women working rotating shifts and fixed day shifts in menstrual regularity and dysmenorrhea. Methods: We searched for studies containing relevant keywords that were published between 1990 and 2019 in the Cochrane Library, EBSCO (including the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature [CINAHL]), MEDLINE, and ProQuest. Data analysis was performed using the software package Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) Version 3.0. Results: A total of 14 studies met our selection criteria. ⋯ The pooled OR comparing the dysmenorrhea occurrence among women working rotating shifts and fixed day shifts was 1.51 (95% CI: 0.87-2.62, p = 0.139). The pooled OR of the women aged 30 years or older was 2.35 (95% CI: 1.63-3.39, p < 0.001); and for the women under 30 years old, the pooled OR was 1.20 (95% CI: 0.61-2.33, p = 0.601). Conclusions: The results indicate that regardless of age, women working rotating shifts were more likely to experience menstrual irregularity than those working fixed day shifts. With regard to dysmenorrhea, among women aged 30 years or older, those working rotating shifts were also more likely to experience dysmenorrhea than those working fixed day shifts.