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Kate Robinson
07545561796
kate.robinson.22@ucl.ac.uk
Aimee Spector
020 7679 1844
a.spector@ucl.ac.uk
Menopause
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Menopause transition occurs naturally for women aged 45-55. In addition to the hormone changes, there are often changes in other areas of life including low mood, anxiety, 'brain fog' and embarrassment. Some people may not be eligible for or want to receive hormone replacement therapy, therefore psychological treatments for menopause have been investigated. There is growing evidence for the use of Compassionate Mind Training (CMT). CMT aims to reduce feelings of self-criticism and shame which are commonly reported by adults experiencing the menopause, by helping individuals to take better care of themselves, known as self-compassion. Findings show menopausal individuals who are more self-critical may be more vulnerable to difficulties during menopause. Therefore, CMT could help manage this. CMT improves self-compassion and reduces depressive symptoms, with group formats found to be more effective than individual or self-help. A previous study of online self-help CMT for the menopause received positive feedback for the therapy and people improved in several areas including self-compassion. Clearly, there could be benefits to offering CMT as a treatment for menopause. Given that group CMT is effective in other populations and groups are more economical and practical for the NHS, this study is interested in looking at the impact of group CMT on menopause.
This study aims to find out how practical and suitable group CMT is for improving the wellbeing of adults experiencing the menopause, and what their views are on the therapy and taking part in the study. To measure the aims, we will look at the ease of recruiting people to the study, whether they are happy to be randomly allocated to receive the therapy or not, whether they stay in the study, the number of completed questionnaires and feedback from participants. It will also look at whether there have been any changes in different domains e.g. anxiety and self-compassion. This will be done through a variety of quantitative and qualitative outcomes.
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Kate Robinson
07545561796
kate.robinson.22@ucl.ac.uk
Aimee Spector
020 7679 1844
a.spector@ucl.ac.uk
The study is sponsored by University College, London
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