Qualidade De Vida De Mulheres Climatéricas Comparada Com O Uso De Medicamentos

Abstract

Brazil is passing through an aging process, with a significant increase in the number of women experiencing the climacteric syndrome and medicines use. Thus, the objective was to compare the quality of life of menopausal women in use or not of drugs. We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative nature, involving 626 menopausal women seen at ESF Montes Claros, MG. Data were collected related to sociodemographic and clinical profile of the menopausal women. Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was used to evaluate the quality of life. To compare the quality of life with the use of medications, we used the Student t test, with 5% significance level. The results showed predominance of women aged between 45-59 years (59.3%), with less than nine years of formal education (72.0 %), with a steady partner (64.2%), and one and two minimum wages income (43.9%). Concerning physical activity, 77.8% of them did not practice physical activity. Non-smoking women were the most prevalent (83.7%). Among the respondents, 75.2% reported being hypertensive and 70.8% of women reported using drugs in general in their day to day. Comparing life quality with drug use revealed differences (p < 0.05) in the total score and somatic-vegetative symptoms, psychological and urogenital, with steeper average values in women who used drugs.