Impact of Menopause on Quality of Life in Community-based Women in China: 1 Year Follow-up

Sun, Ning; Xing, Jun; Li, Laiyou; Han, Xuanye; Man, Jing; Wang, Hongyin; Lv, Dongmei

doi:10.1016/j.apnu.2017.11.005

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“…QOL includes different vasomotor, sexual, physical, and mental aspects and its improvement is among the goals of the health for all programs [8]. Different studies reported the negative effects of menopause on QOL [5,[9][10][11][12][13]. For instance, a study reported significant correlations between menopausal symptoms and different aspects of QOL and concluded that the climacteric period can have negative effects on the physical and mental aspects of QOL [10].…”

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“…A review study also reported that there is no clear pattern for the relationship between menopause and the mental aspect of QOL [20]. QOL measurement could provide valuable data about patients' feelings, problems, and needs and also about the effects of preventive and health-promoting measures and programs [13].However, previous studies reported varying levels of QOL among menopausal women [4,5,[9][10][11][12][13]and hence, there is no conclusive evidence about their QOL status. To fill this gap, this study was conducted.…”

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

Sharifi

Sooki

2020

GMJ

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“…The study of Sun et al (2018) said that menopause had a negative impact on quality of life, besides that the decline in quality of life gradually decreased from premenopausal changes to menopause. Decreasing the quality of life in a person was not only caused by menopause, age, work, BMI, financial status, and the number of children also affect the decline in quality of life (Shobeiri et al, 2016).…”

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Effect of Menopause on Quality of Life: Path Analysis from Ponorogo East Jawa

Chintya

Budihastuti²,

Adriani

2019

INDONES J MED

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Background: Menopause is a biological process in women which is characterized by the cessation of menstruation and a decrease in hormone levels that cause symptoms that can affect quality of life. This study aims to determine the impact of menopause and other factors that influence the quality of life in women. Subjects and Method: This study was observational analytic with a case control approach. The study was conducted in six health centers in Ponorogo Regency, East Java in March to April 2019. The total sample of 225 women aged 40 to 64 years was divided between 2 grou included menopausal as case group and non-menopausal as control groups based on purposive sampling. The dependent variable was quality of life. The independent variables were menopause, hot flush, anxiety, insomnia, vaginal dryness, and family intimacy. Quality of life is measured by the SF-36 (Short Form Health Survey). Anxiety was measured by Depression Anxiety Stress Scales. Insomnia was measured by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. The collection of other variables was conducted using questionnaires and analyzed using path analysis.

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“…As mentioned earlier, women are vital members of the community and account for half of the world's popula-tion. Since the transition to menopause and the associated symptoms in this period affect the mental health and wellbeing of women and lead to decreased quality of life (19)(20)(21)(22), special attention must be paid to women's life by healthcare providers to adopt the most effective strategies in this regard. Midwives have an important responsibility to consult and train these women, as well as their families and the community (19).…”

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Correlations of Body Mass Index, Quality of Life, and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms in Women During the Transition to Menopause

Refaei

Kazemi

Bakht

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J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci

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Background: The recognition of the influential factors in the reduction of quality of life and health status in women is essential to their empowerment. Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the correlations between body mass index (BMI), quality of life, the severity of menopausal symptoms in women during menopause. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 136 women transiting to menopause, who referred to the main health centers in Javanrood city, Iran. The subjects were selected via random sampling. MEN-QOL was used to measure the specific quality of life of the women, and the severity of menopausal symptoms was determined using the MRS questionnaire. Results: BMI could significantly predict the severity of menopausal symptoms, dimensions of quality of life (vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, and sexual symptoms), and total score of quality of life during the transition to menopause (P < 0.05). In addition, a significant correlation was observed between the severity of menopausal symptoms and BMI during menopause (P = 0.002). Conclusions: According to the results, BMI could predict the quality of life and severity of menopausal symptoms in women during menopause.

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Impact of Menopause on Quality of Life in Community-based Women in China: 1 Year Follow-up

Cited by 19 publications

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

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

Effect of Menopause on Quality of Life: Path Analysis from Ponorogo East Jawa

Correlations of Body Mass Index, Quality of Life, and Severity of Menopausal Symptoms in Women During the Transition to Menopause

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