Effects of a therapeutic lifestyle modification intervention on cardiometabolic health, sexual functioning and health-related quality of life in perimenopausal Chinese women: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 14; no. 4; p. e082944
• Main Authors: Wang, Yuru, Miao, Xiaoling, Viwattanakulvanid, Pramon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England British Medical Journal Publishing Group 15.04.2024; BMJ Publishing Group LTD; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Behavior modification; Cardiovascular Disease; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; China; Clinical outcomes; Clinical Trial; Clinical trials; COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; Disease prevention; Exercise; Female; Humans; Life Style; Lifestyles; Menopause; Metabolic disorders; Middle Aged; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Perimenopause; Quality of Life; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Sexual dysfunction; Sexual Health; Socioeconomic factors; Traditional Chinese medicine; Womens health; China; Cardiovascular Disease; Quality of Life; Clinical Trial; COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; Sexual dysfunction

IntroductionPerimenopause is a critical transitional period in reproductive ageing. A set of physiological and psychological changes can affect perimenopausal women’s quality of life and further threaten their older adult health conditions. In China, less than one-third of midlife women with menopau...