Study of the association between insomnia and musculoskeletal pain in postmenopausal women

• Grant number: 14/18722-5
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): January 01, 2015
• Effective date (End): November 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Cooperation agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Monica Levy Andersen
• Grantee: Cristina Mattos Pereira Frange
• Home Institution: Escola Paulista de Medicina (EPM). Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP). Campus São Paulo. São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Currently, women live on average 30 years after menopause, and along with the aging process brings several changes in women's lives, such as the occurrence of menopausal symptoms, sleep disturbances and complaints of pain. Among these changes, insomnia and musculoskeletal pain seems to be the most prevalent, and yet occur frequently, causing negative impact on quality of life in women after menopause. The objective of this study is to investigate the influence of the interaction between insomnia and chronic musculoskeletal pain in sleep patterns, in pain threshold and pain tolerance, quality of life and climacteric symptoms in postmenopausal women. For this, a cross-sectional study with 96 women divided into 4 groups will be performed: Group 1 - control, no diagnosis of insomnia and musculoskeletal pain; Group 2 - diagnosis of insomnia and reported chronic musculoskeletal pain; Group 3 - diagnosis of insomnia and no complaints of pain; Group 4 - no diagnosis of insomnia and reported chronic musculoskeletal pain. All volunteers will be assessed for pain, sleep pattern, quality of life, climateric symptoms, anxiety, depression and physical activity. It is expected that this project will contribute to the study of consequences related to the interaction between insomnia and musculoskeletal pain in postmenopausal women. Thus, we intend to add scientific evidence to future intervention through new resources and treatment techniques, aiming to improve the condition of women's lives after the end of the reproductive period. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

NAUFEL, MARIA FERNANDA; FRANGE, CRISTINA; ANDERSEN, MONICA LEVY; BATISTA CASTELLO GIRAO, MANOEL JOAO; TUFIK, SERGIO; RIBEIRO, ELIANE BERALDI; HACHUL, HELENA. Association between obesity and sleep disorders in postmenopausal women. MENOPAUSE-THE JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, v. 25, n. 2, p. 139-144, FEB 2018. Web of Science Citations: 8.

SIEGLER, MARCELE; FRANGE, CRISTINA; ANDERSEN, MONICA LEVY; TUFIK, SERGIO; HACHUL, HELENA. Effects of Bach Flower Remedies on Menopausal Symptoms and Sleep Pattern: A Case Report. ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE, v. 23, n. 2, p. 44-48, MAR-APR 2017. Web of Science Citations: 2.

FRANGE, C.; FERNANDA NAUFEL, M.; LEVY ANDERSEN, M.; BERALDI RIBEIRO, E.; CASTELO GIRAO, M. J. B.; TUFIK, S.; HACHUL, H. Impact of insomnia on pain in postmenopausal women. CLIMACTERIC, v. 20, n. 3, p. 262-267, 2017. Web of Science Citations: 1.

FRANGE, C.; HIROTSU, C.; HACHUL, H.; PIRES, J. S.; BITTENCOURT, L.; TUFIK, S.; ANDERSEN, M. L. Musculoskeletal pain and the reproductive life stage in women: is there a relationship?. CLIMACTERIC, v. 19, n. 3, p. 279-284, JUN 2016. Web of Science Citations: 3.