Obstetric and psychiatric history as predictors for psychosomatic symptoms among Korean perimenopausal women.

Objectives: Menopause presents various physical and psychological disturbances for women and comes at a high financial cost. Therefore, this study aimed to identify factors influencing menopause symptoms.

Study Design: Data of Korean perimenopausal women aged 40-60 (n = 1060; mean age, 46.

Development and verification of the Menopause Emotional Symptom Questionnaire.

Objective: A detailed, well-validated scale for measuring emotional symptoms in menopausal women is lacking. We aimed to develop the Menopause Emotional Symptom Questionnaire (MESQ) and to confirm its reliability and validity among Koreans.

Methods: Eighteen primary items based on previous research results were selected using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Latent Profile Analysis for Classification of Psychosomatic Symptoms in Perimenopausal Women.

Background: Over 80% of perimenopausal women experience various physical and neuropsychiatric symptoms due to changes in hormones. However, accurate evaluation and treatment of menopausal symptoms are lacking due to limited evidence regarding customized treatment for each symptom type.

Objective: This study aimed to identify and cluster psychosomatic symptoms in Korean perimenopausal women and to investigate the characteristics of each cluster type.

A novel olfactory threshold test for screening cognitive decline among elderly people.

Olfactory impairment is associated with dementia and is a potential early biomarker of cognitive decline. We developed a novel olfactory threshold test called Sniff Bubble using rose odor-containing beads made with 2-phenylethyl alcohol. We aimed to define cut-off scores for this tool to help identify cognitive decline among elderly people.

Body Mass Index and Somatic Symptom Severity in Patients with Somatic Symptom Disorder: The Mediating Role of Working Memory.

Objective: In somatic symptom disorder (SSD), cognitive dysfunction is related to perceptive distortion that excessively amplifies bodily sensations. The association between high body mass index (BMI) and cognitive dysfunction could be attributed to underlying systemic inflammation. We aimed to evaluate whether patients with SSD and high BMI exhibit increased somatic symptom severity and whether this is mediated by cognitive dysfunction.

Development and Verification of a Web Board Game Scale.

Objective: Our previous study suggested that monitoring online board gamers may be an efficient approach to curb illegal gambling. We aimed to invent and validate a behavioral scale for assessing the risk of problematic web-based board gaming.

Methods: The sample included 300 Korean adults, representing a response rate of 3.