Relationship between women's attitude towards menopause and quality of life

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dc.contributor.authorYanikkerem E.
dc.contributor.authorKoltan S.O.
dc.contributor.authorTamay A.G.
dc.contributor.authorDikayak Ş.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:19:18Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:19:18Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractObjectives The aim of the study was to assess the symptoms of women and to describe the relationship between women's attitude towards menopause and quality of life. Methods This study was conducted from November 2010 to April 2011 at Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine and 494 women agreed to participate in the study. Women's attitudes towards menopause and quality of life were evaluated by Menopause-specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) questionnaires. Results Women with no education had the highest scores for vasomotor, psychosocial and physical cluster symptoms (4.1 ± 2.0, 3.1 ± 1.6, 3.2 ± 1.4, respectively). Vasomotor (4.0 ± 1.9) and physical quality-of-life scores (3.2 ± 1.40) were significantly higher among housewives. Psychosocial (3.6 ± 1.8) and physical scores (3.5 ± 1.5) of women who had no health insurance were found to be higher. The highest scores reported by the women were as follows: vasomotor, physical, psychosocial and sexual cluster (3.8 ± 1.9, 3.1 ± 1.4, 2.9 ± 1.6, 2.7 ± 1.8, respectively). Women with a negative attitude towards menopause were associated with more frequently reported symptoms compared to women with a positive attitude. The women whose relationships with their husband were negatively affected had higher vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual symptom scores (4.2 ± 1.7, 3.7 ± 1.7, 3.5 ± 1.5, 3.5 ± 1.8). Similarly, the vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual symptom scores were high in women who declared an unfavorable relationship with their children (4.5 ± 1.8, 3.8 ± 1.6, 3.7 ± 1.4, 3.2 ± 1.9). Conclusion Health-care professionals should understand women's attitudes towards menopause, in order to give optimal information and help the women create positive attitudes and healthy perceptions of this period of life. © 2012 International Menopause Society.
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.3109/13697137.2011.637651
dc.identifier.issn14730804
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/17623
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAge Factors
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectAttitude to Health
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studies
dc.subjectEducational Status
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHot Flashes
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMarriage
dc.subjectMenopause
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectQuality of Life
dc.subjectQuestionnaires
dc.subjectSexual Dysfunction, Physiological
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factors
dc.subjectSpouses
dc.subjectWomen's Health
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectattitude to health
dc.subjecteducational status
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthealth insurance
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmenopause
dc.subjectMenopause specific Quality of Life questionnaire
dc.subjectphysical activity
dc.subjectpriority journal
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectquestionnaire
dc.subjectsexual behavior
dc.subjectsocial psychology
dc.subjectwomen attitude toward menopause
dc.titleRelationship between women's attitude towards menopause and quality of life
dc.typeArticle

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