Quality of Life of Peri and Postmenopausal Women attending Outpatient Department of Obstretics and Gynecology of A Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Background: Many women experience menopausal symptoms during menopausal transition and postmenopausal years. This natural phenomenon often results in various psychological, somatic and urinary symptoms which impair the overall quality of life of women. This study aimed to access the quality of life of women during perimenopausal and early postmenopausal years attending outpatient department of OBGYN at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital.Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 240 perimenopausal women of aged 45-60 years attending gynaecological outpatient clinic was carried out between 15th January to 13th April 2017. Data were collected using Women Health Questionnaire, containing 37 questions by interview technique and analyzed using chi-square test to assess the association between sociodemographic information and the quality of life.Results: The median age of onset of menopause was 50 years and 50.8% of respondents were having good quality of life. Sociodemographic variables such as age of women, marital status, educational level, last menstrual period and regular menstrual period were statistically significant with the quality of life of peri and postmenopausal women.Conclusions: Menopausal symptoms are common but due to lack of awareness, they do not seek medical advice. Hence priority lies on generating awareness among women about menopause and menopausal symptoms and establishment of dedicated elderly clinic to help these women live a healthy and comfortable life.

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“…and Koirala and Manandhar clearly indicating the onset of menopause after 45 years of age. [ 4 14 ] The mean BMI was significantly different in the three groups, and this was consistent with findings of other researchers also. [ 4 15 ] Majority of the study participants in the three groups had educational status of primary and lower, which clearly indicates their lack of awareness regarding the adverse health outcomes during postmenopausal phase.…”

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“…Hal ini sejalan dengan hasil penelitian yang dilaksanakan di Thailand yang menyatakan bahwa status pernikahan merupakan faktor independen terhadap kualitas hidup wanita menopause dengan nilai p=0,003 (Panichkul et al 2016). Begitu pula halnya dengan penelitian di Nepal yang menyatakan Wanita lajang / janda atau bercerai memiliki kualitas hidup yang buruk dibandingkan dengan wanita yang hidup dengan suami mereka (p = 0,026) (Koirala and Manandhar 2018).…”

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“…Menopausal period-specific changes can be overcome without any problems when adapted to these changes. However, sometimes physiological and psychological changes caused by hormonal changes can cause problems and affect the quality of life of women, increase depression and decrease the general health level of the society [1,[9][10][11][12][13]. The concept of quality of life is defined as the integrity of subjective perception, emotion and cognition processes that are based on self-evaluation of individual's life, and includes the expressions of pleasure and satisfaction taken from the individual's own life related to individual well-being and various aspects of life.…”

“…In addition, the knowledge of menopause by women in the pre-menopausal period and the knowledge about the symptoms and changes to be experienced sometimes result in no change in the quality of life between premenopausal and menopausal periods [5]. Factors affecting the quality of life and menopausal complaints during menopausal period include many factors such as age, marital status, education level, presence of chronic disease, menopausal period, regular gynecological control and number of births [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Determining the factors affecting the quality of life of women in menopausal period and using the results to improve women's health, preserving and improving the quality of life in menopause are among the important roles and responsibilities of health professionals [14].…”