Observed indicators
perimenopausal syndrome, insomnia
-20
Hot flashes were quantified using a hot flash score for patients at baseline (one week before operation) and during follow-up. The hot flash score was obtained by multiplying the severity of hot flashes and the frequency of daily hot flashes (Menopausal symptoms and sleep quality were quantified at baseline and during follow-up using the Kupperman Self-Rating Scale for Female Menopause and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale for further evaluation and analysis. The Kupperman self-rating scale is used to assess common symptoms of menopause, such as hot flashes, sweating, insomnia, etc., and assigns different weighting coefficients and adds them one by one to obtain the final Kupperman score (perimenopausal syndrome: mild: 15-20, moderate: 20-35, severe: > 35) (