Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women
Menopause is a difficult period in a woman’s life, associated not only with the end of menstruation, but also with symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, dizziness, and palpitations which occur due to fluctuations in the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the...
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| author | Zdzisława Szadowska-Szlachetka Elżbieta Stasiak Anna Leziak Anna Irzmańska-Hudziak Marta Łuczyk Andrzej Stanisławek Barbara Ślusarska Renata Domżał-Drzewicka |
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| description | Menopause is a difficult period in a woman’s life, associated not only with the end of menstruation, but also with symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, dizziness, and palpitations which occur due to fluctuations in the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of women (aged 48-55 years) in the physical, mental and social spheres, to determine the intensity of menopause symptoms and to ascertain whether the above indicators are influenced by sociodemographic factors. The study was conducted by diagnostic survey using two tools – the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for the measurement of the quality of life and the Kupperman index, which measures the severity of menopause symptoms. A total of 161 women not using hormone replacement therapy were examined. In their case, the intensity of menopause symptoms was moderate. The respondents assessed their functioning in the social sphere with the highest number of points (3.65) and in the physical sphere with the lowest number of points (3.14). The intensity of menopause symptoms positively correlated with the evaluation of the quality of life by the respondents. Higher assessment of the quality of life was reported by women working in a given period of time, with good material status, sexually active. The respondents suffered from chronic diseases, most often arterial hypertension. The occurrence of chronic diseases – arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes and osteoporosis – negatively affected the quality of life of the respondents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eeb4f652f1f947bfbb755b48d4344b5d2022-12-22T00:17:04ZengTermedia Publishing HouseMenopause Review1643-88762299-00382020-01-0118421722110.5114/pm.2019.9311339913Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric womenZdzisława Szadowska-SzlachetkaElżbieta StasiakAnna LeziakAnna Irzmańska-HudziakMarta ŁuczykAndrzej StanisławekBarbara ŚlusarskaRenata Domżał-DrzewickaMenopause is a difficult period in a woman’s life, associated not only with the end of menstruation, but also with symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, dizziness, and palpitations which occur due to fluctuations in the hormones oestrogen and progesterone. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life of women (aged 48-55 years) in the physical, mental and social spheres, to determine the intensity of menopause symptoms and to ascertain whether the above indicators are influenced by sociodemographic factors. The study was conducted by diagnostic survey using two tools – the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire for the measurement of the quality of life and the Kupperman index, which measures the severity of menopause symptoms. A total of 161 women not using hormone replacement therapy were examined. In their case, the intensity of menopause symptoms was moderate. The respondents assessed their functioning in the social sphere with the highest number of points (3.65) and in the physical sphere with the lowest number of points (3.14). The intensity of menopause symptoms positively correlated with the evaluation of the quality of life by the respondents. Higher assessment of the quality of life was reported by women working in a given period of time, with good material status, sexually active. The respondents suffered from chronic diseases, most often arterial hypertension. The occurrence of chronic diseases – arterial hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes and osteoporosis – negatively affected the quality of life of the respondents.https://www.termedia.pl/Intensity-of-menopausal-symptoms-and-quality-of-life-in-climacteric-women,4,39913,1,1.htmlmenopause quality of life chronic diseases |
| spellingShingle | Zdzisława Szadowska-Szlachetka Elżbieta Stasiak Anna Leziak Anna Irzmańska-Hudziak Marta Łuczyk Andrzej Stanisławek Barbara Ślusarska Renata Domżał-Drzewicka Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women Menopause Review menopause quality of life chronic diseases |
| title | Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women |
| title_full | Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women |
| title_fullStr | Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women |
| title_short | Intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women |
| title_sort | intensity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in climacteric women |
| topic | menopause quality of life chronic diseases |
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