On the Relationship Between Intimate Partner Violence and Quality of Life Among Menopausal Women

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to assess the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and quality of life (QOL) among menopausal women. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 202 postmenopausal women admitted to different healthcare centers. The primary data collection tools were the revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) and Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL). Results: The participants encompassed 202 postmenopausal women with the mean age of 52.14 ± 5.93 years. The analysis revealed that 70.8% of women were 45 - 55 years, 29.2% of women were 56 - 65 years, and 62.7% of the participants had more than two children. Compared to the non-smoking participants, the smoking women reported more injury violence (P = 0.008). In this study, the effect of the husband and wife’s level of education on IPV was not significant. The menopausal women or their spouses experienced more psychological (P = 0.008) and injury (P = 0.01) violence following their second marriage. The present findings suggested that three types of violence, including psychological (P < 0.001), physical (P = 0.003), and injury (P < 0.001), reported higher levels of psychological symptoms. The women experiencing psychological (P < 0.001) and sexual (P = 0.012) violence reported more severe physical problems than those with no history of violence in menopause. Conclusions: This study provided more profound insights into the relationship between menopause-related quality of life and types of violence among menopausal women. The quality of life in postmenopausal women is significantly declined under domestic violence. Healthcare providers are recommended to be trained on detecting and managing IPV and the corresponding physical and psychological problems.

Evaluation of the Predictors of the Quality of Life in the Postpartum Period: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…Studies conducted on the quality of life in postpartum women have noted the negative impacts of clinical and environmental factors such as pain, fatigue, urinary incontinence( 3 ), pregnancy complications ( 4 ), type of childbirth( 5 ), postpartum depression status( 6 ) and sexual dysfunction ( 7 ), the inadequacy of social support, heavy workload, not sharing tasks with the husband ( 6 ), high maternal BMI( 8 ), and postpartum depression( 9 ), on the mother’s subjective quality of life, which are important issues that act as an indicator of the mother’s and child’s health ( 10 ).…”

The Maternal Postpartum Quality of Life Instrument (MPQOL-I): development and psychometric evaluation in an exploratory sequential mixed-method study

“…QOL is directly affected by the sociocultural context [ 8 ]. Factors reducing postpartum QOL include socio-demographic factors [ 9 ], inadequate social support, heavy workload, husband’s limited engagement in household affairs [ 10 ], financial problems, fatigue [ 11 ], postpartum depression [ 12 ], sexual dysfunction [ 13 ], number of pregnancies, the method of childbirth [ 10 ]. and pregnancy-related complications [ 14 ].…”