In the authors' words
“The reduction in the total MRS score, as well as in the psychological and somatic MRS subdomains, was significantly greater in the combination group than in the exercise group (p = 0.008, p = 0.009, p = 0.007, respectively).”
What was measured
- Menopause symptoms overall Reported an improvement
- Quality of life Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Midlife women
- How many
- 54
- Exercise
- Aerobic plus resistance, Exercise with diet
- Cited
- 2 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 41156526
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