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Severity of Menopausal Symptoms and Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Background: Menopause is the time in a woman's life when regular menstrual periods cease, due to a natural change in sex hormones, which may be accompanied by unwelcome symptoms. This study set out to identify the socio-demographic and anthropometric profile and correlate them with the severity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women. Aim of the study: To investigate the impact of menopausal symptoms on the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Design: a descriptive design was used in this study Methods: A convenient sample of 100 women residing Shobra Elkima. Kalubia Governorate. Tools: Data were collected by three tools interview questionnaire, green scale of climacteric complaints and quality of life scale. Results: 83.2% of the study subjects ages ranged between 60-60years. 22.8% and 70.3% of the study subjects reported mild and moderate degree of PMS. More than half of the study subjects reported poor level of QoL regarding health, emotional and sexual. A statistically significant difference observed between severity of PMS, sociodemographic and BMI and QoL. Conclusions: Based on the results of the present study, menopause, aging, severity of post-menopausal symptoms and BMI had significant association with the QoL of postmenopausal women. Recommendation : It is necessary to plan for health education program of these women to enhance their understanding of the changes of menopause and the strategies to improve their QoL.

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10.21608/ejhc.2016.197438

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Post-menopause, quality of life, Menopausal Symptoms

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Nabila

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Salem Mohamed

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Obstetric and Gynecological Dept, Faculty of Nursing , Zagazig University, Egypt

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Azza

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Mohamed Elsayed

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Obstetric and Gynecological Dept, Faculty of Nursing ,Sohag University, Egypt

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7

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1912

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2016-03-01

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2021-10-02

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2016-03-01

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110

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123

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1687-9546

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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22 Jan 2023