Association between quality of life, menopausal status, and sociodemographic factors among middle-aged women in Iran

Ghorbani, Raheb; Nassaji, Mohammad; Shahbazi, Ali; Rostami, Bemane; Taheri, Maryam

doi:10.1097/01.epx.0000475545.75242.80

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“…Although other studies report conflicting results, which show that obesity and decreased physical activity can lead to early menopause 27. Obesity and overweight also reduce the quality of life at menopause, which is due to the increased prevalence of chronic diseases, negative self-imagine, and decreased physical activity in obese women 23,25,28…”

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“…A growing body of research supports the notion that homemakers experience a lower quality of life and higher menopausal symptoms in compare to employed women 19,23. Improving the financial position of women improves the quality of life in menopause, which can be due to increased access to health care services and receiving counseling to manage menopausal symptoms 2,23,24,28,37. Sexual satisfaction is higher in employed women, which is due to increased self-esteem because of financial independence 38…”

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<p>Social Determinants of Health in Menopause: An Integrative Review</p>

Namazi

Sadeghi

Moghadam

2019

IJWH

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Menopause is one of the most important reproductive health issues of women. Because of rising life expectancy, by the year 2030, the global population of menopausal women is expected to include 1.2 billion people. The purpose of the present study is to provide a comprehensive assessment of existing studies on the relationship between social determinants of health and menopause to attract the attention of researchers and health providers to this critical issue. In present integrative review, articles for menopause published from Jan 1990 to Jan 2019 in databases including MEDLINE, ISI Web of Knowledge, Scopus, Google Scholar, IranDoc, IranMedex, MagIran and SID in English and Persian languages were extracted. After the assessment of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 40 articles were selected and reviewed. Some social determinants of health are related to the health of women in menopause. Cultural factors, lifestyles (nutrition, exercise, tobacco use, etc.), family support, educational level, employment, economic status, marital status, and the number of pregnancies and childbirth are among the social determinants of health that present research assessed them. The need for education, improving emotional and social support, planning for lifestyle enhancement, and improving socio-economic status is felt, which results in promoting women’s health during menopause.

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<p>Social Determinants of Health in Menopause: An Integrative Review</p>

Namazi

Sadeghi

Moghadam

2019

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“…The mean score of the vasomotor domain of QOL was 7.86±2.14 (in the possible range of 0–18), which is almost at moderate level. This value was 9.6±6.6 in a cross-sectional study on 2703 American postmenopausal women [ 13 ], 5.49±4.74 in a study on 770 Iranian premenopausal women aged 45–60 [ 24 ], and 8.88±8.82 in a cross-sectional study on 100 Indian postmenopausal women [ 25 ]. The difference among these studies respecting the mean score of the vasomotor domain of QOL can be attributed to the fact that QOL is affected by factors such as age [ 10 , 26 - 28 ], ethnicity, sociocultural environment, lifestyle [ 13 , 15 ], educational level, employment, income, physical activity, and access to reliable information services for receiving counseling and information about coping with menopause [ 29 , 30 ].…”

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Quality of Life among Iranian Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Sharifi

Sooki

2020

GMJ

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Menopause can cause mental, physical, vasomotor, and sexual symptoms and problems, which negatively affect the quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study was to systematically evaluate QOL among Iranian postmenopausal women. This systematic review was conducted on cross-sectional studies that were published between 2000 and 2018. An online search to find studies published in English or Persian was conducted in the databases of Web of Science, PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, Google Scholar, Scientific Information Database, Magiran, and IranMedex. Search key terms were “quality of life”, “menopause”, and “Iran”. Fourteen studies were eligible for this study. The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist was used for quality appraisal. The mean and standard deviation of QOL and its domains were extracted from the selected studies. Study data were analyzed using the Review Manager (v. 5.0) and the STATA (v. 12.0) software. The mean of total QOL among 3413 postmenopausal women was 57.89±12.8 (in the possible range of 0–174). The means of its vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual domains were 7.86±2.14, 19.43±2.05, 40.58±3.33, and 6.71±1.77, respectively. The QOL among Iranian postmenopausal women is nearly higher than the moderate level. The lowest and the highest levels of QOL are related to the physical and sexual domains, respectively. Health authorities need to develop educational interventions to promote postmenopausal women’s QOL, particularly in the physical domain. [GMJ.2020;9:e1649]

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“…According to the definition of WHO, menopausal health was considered menstruation cessation without medication for at least 12 months [ 4 ]. Before the study, necessary explanations were provided for the subjects regarding the study's objectives, and their informed consent was obtained.…”

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“…Due to a decrease in the estrogen level of blood, menopause causes several symptoms and complications in women, including termination of reproductive capacity resulting in the complete cessation of ovarian function [ 1 , 2 ], vasomotor instability, decreased psychological function, forgetfulness, and vaginal and urinary tract infections [ 3 ]. Regarding cultural and ethnic differences, the severity and frequency of these symptoms vary in different countries [ 1 , 4 ]. Factors such as genetics, dietary habits, level of activity, and daily exercises cause differences in the natural age of menopausal in various communities.…”

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The factors associated with the quality of life among postmenopausal women

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Objective The present work aimed at determining the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and factors associated with the Quality of life among postmenopausal women. Materials and methods This cross-sectional work was carried out on 270 postmenopausal females referring to health centers of Hamadan city chosen by stratified random sampling. A questionnaire of the Menopausal Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) was used as the data collection method. Although, the Mann–Whitney test and the Kruskal–Wallis tests were used to compare MENQOL item scores. The significance level of statistical tests was regarded as less than 0.05. Results The mean MENQOL Score in menopausal was 2.45 ± 1.04. Also, vasomotor symptoms had the highest score, and sexual symptoms had the lowest score rather than other dimensions. There was a significant association between the total menopausal quality of life score and job, economy status, smoking, exercise, supplemental Omega-3 s intake, and Postmenopausal stage (p < 0.01). As smokers, women had increasing levels of bother experienced from the MENQOL symptom than non-smokers (mean = 3.67 ± 0.85 vs. 2.36 ± 0.99; p < 0.001). While the MENQOL scores for menopausal females who exercised more often (mean = 1.56 ± 0.7) had lower than those who exercised less than 3 times per week (mean = 3.27 ± 0.9; p < 0.001). However the lowest score was menopausal females who had taking supplemental Omega-3 s than those who hadn't taken it (mean = 2.15 ± 1.06 vs. 2.65 ± 0.97; p < 0.001). Though women who had postmenopausal stage less than 5 years stage (mean = 2.28 ± 0.87) had significantly lower MENQOL scores from those who had postmenopausal stage 5 or more years (mean = 2.63 ± 1.16; p < 0.001). Conclusion Based on the results, vasomotor symptoms were the most dominant symptom. Therefore, it is necessary to improve physical activity levels, focusing on job status, recommend taking an omega 3 s supplement, and planning education and promotion intervention for cessation or prevention of smoking among postmenopausal women to increase the MENQOL is essential.

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Association between quality of life, menopausal status, and sociodemographic factors among middle-aged women in Iran

Cited by 13 publications

References 33 publications

<p>Social Determinants of Health in Menopause: An Integrative Review</p>

<p>Social Determinants of Health in Menopause: An Integrative Review</p>

Quality of Life among Iranian Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

The factors associated with the quality of life among postmenopausal women

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