Quality of Life among Post-Menopausal Women in Rural area of Punjab
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Menopause is a physiological process in women's life. The transition through menopause is a life event that can profoundly affect quality of life. Aims & Objectives: To assess the menopausal related symptoms and their impact on the women’s quality of life. To find out association of menopausal symptom domains with their socio-demographic parameters. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2017 on 100 postmenopausal women. We used the Menopause-Specific QOL questionnaire (MENQOL) for measuring QOL in postmenopausal women. Epidata analysis Version 2.2.2 was used for data analysis. Results: The mean menopausal age was 45.80±4.49 years. The overall mean scores obtained for each domain was 3.11 + 1.1 in vasomotor domain, 2.89 + 1.3 in psychosocial domain, 2.75+1.5 physical domain and 2.05+1.7 in sexual domain. Our findings showed that menopausal women had worse QOL in vasomotor domain and psychosocial domain. Conclusion: A large proportion of postmenopausal women suffered from menopausal symptoms. The most common menopausal complaints reported by the postmenopausal women were feeling tired, decrease stamina, changes in appearance, texture or tone of skin, aching in muscle and joints and experiencing poor memory. Sexual life was also affected by menopause.
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Dr Deepshikha Kamra Sehgal
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