Quality of life and its determinants in postmenopausal women: a population-based study

Mirhaghjou, Seyedeh Nooshaz; Niknami, Maryam; Moridi, Maryam; Pakseresht, Sedigheh; Leyli, Ehsan Kazemnezhad

doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2015.10.004

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“…Previous studies reported that older and well educated women are resulted in better QOL on many of the MENQOL domains 203233. The current study confirmed the findings.…”

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confidence: 90%

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The Roles of Menopausal-specific Quality of Life on Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs in Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Cheng

2018

J Menopausal Med

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ObjectivesThis study investigated the association between menopausal-specific quality of life (MENQOL) and breast cancer screening beliefs among Hong Kong Chinese menopausal and postmenopausal women.MethodsA cross-sectional study was employed to collect data. The questionnaire was distributed to a convenience sample of 218 women aged above 45. The outcome variables were breast cancer screening beliefs and breast examination. Multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the effect of 4 domains in MENQOL (vasomotor, psycho-social, physical, and sexual symptom) and the health behaviors on the 2 outcome variables.ResultsThis study found that the overall MENQOL scores (in particular psycho-social, and physical aspects) were significantly associated with positive attitudes toward health check-ups and better knowledge and perceptions in breast cancer. Regular exercise was also significantly related to breast examination.ConclusionsMENQOL (especially psycho-social and physical domain) and regular exercise are important factors associated with breast cancer screening beliefs. The results of this study illuminate health care professionals to develop primary health care strategies to improve the quality of life of mid-life women.

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“…Previous studies reported that older and well educated women are resulted in better QOL on many of the MENQOL domains 203233. The current study confirmed the findings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…The menopause-related symptoms may start from perimenopause through menopause and last beyond post-menopause 18. For some women, these symptoms significantly affect their perceived quality of life (QOL)161920 and constitute distress and disturbances that can disrupt their daily activities 2122…”

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The Roles of Menopausal-specific Quality of Life on Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs in Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Cheng

2018

J Menopausal Med

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“…The main findings of this study also demonstrate an independent and statistically significant association between increased BMI and worse quality of life scores in the vasomotor and physical domains. Such results are consistent with the results of studies performed in other countries [21,27,30,31–33]. Women in these conditions are not only more prone to experience vasomotor symptoms but also feel more uncomfortable because of these symptoms.…”

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confidence: 92%

Quality of life in climacteric women assisted by primary health care

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This cross-sectional study evaluated the quality of life and associated factors of climacteric women in Brazil using a random and representative sample of women assisted by primary care professionals. We investigated the variables using the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, MENQOL, whose mean scores were compared using Mann–Whitney and Kruskal–Wallis tests according to the sample characteristics. The variables associated with the outcomes in univariate analyses with a p≤0.2 were jointly evaluated using multiple linear regression. In this study, 849 women ranging in age from 40 to 65 years were evaluated. The predictors of poor quality of life in the vasomotor domain were women with severe climacteric symptoms (p<0.001), increased Body Mass Index (BMI) (p = 0.006), sleep (p = 0.022), and postmenopausal (p<0.001) alterations. For the psychosocial domain, the associated variables were severe climacteric symptoms (p<0.001) and sleep alterations (p<0.001); for the physical domain, the associated variables were severe climacteric symptoms (p<0.001), increased BMI (p<0.001), sleep (p<0.001), and postmenopausal (p<0.001) alterations. Severe climacteric symptoms, low sleep quality, increased BMI, and postmenopausal status were factors that were more associated with impairments in quality of life. With the increase in life expectancy, we suggest that greater attention should be paid to women’s quality of life associated with climacteric symptoms.

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“…In similarity to the literature, menopausal symptoms increased with decreased education status (20,26,33,35), and they caused more negative mental health (11,29). Additionally, in these people, social support levels were lower (7).…”

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confidence: 72%

The Effects of Loneliness on Menopausal Symptoms

Bingöl

Bal

Esencan

et al. 2019

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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Objectives:This study was carried out to investigate the effect of menopausal symptoms on the loneliness of women in the menopausal period. Methods:The study sample consisted of 546 women who applied to the menopause polyclinic of a state hospital in Istanbul and agreed to participate in the study. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, UCLA Loneliness Scale and Menopausal Symptom Rating Scale (MRS). ResultsThe mean age of the women included in the study was 52.70 ± 6.39. The mean scores of menopausal symptoms of women included in the study; were found to be higher in women with low education level (p = 0.001), women with big family structure (p = 0,002) and women with low income (p = 0,001). It was determined that women with less education (p = 0,015), women not working (p = 0,001) and women with low income (p = 0,001) were found to have higher mean loneliness scores. Correlation analysis revealed that the mean scores of menopausal symptoms were increased (p = 0,000) as the loneliness level average of women increased. Women with the most severe mean scores of menopausal symptoms were found to have the highest mean level of loneliness (p = 0,000). Conclusion: Women with high levels of loneliness were found to have experienced severe menopausal symptoms. It was determined that as women's level of loneliness increased, menopausal symptoms increased.

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Quality of life and its determinants in postmenopausal women: a population-based study

Cited by 25 publications

References 15 publications

The Roles of Menopausal-specific Quality of Life on Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs in Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women

The Roles of Menopausal-specific Quality of Life on Breast Cancer Screening Beliefs in Menopausal and Postmenopausal Women

Quality of life in climacteric women assisted by primary health care

The Effects of Loneliness on Menopausal Symptoms

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