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Erschienen in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India 3/2019

11.10.2018 | Original Article

Women’s Quality of Life in Menopause with a Focus on Hypertension

verfasst von: Siros Kabodi, Elahe Ajami, Ali Zakiei, Alireza Zangeneh, Shahram Saeidi

Erschienen in: The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India | Ausgabe 3/2019

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Abstract

Background

One-third of each woman’s life is naturally during her menopause. This study was conducted to determine the factors related to the quality of life in postmenopausal women.

Materials and Methods

This cross-sectional study was carried out using cluster sampling method on 218 postmenopausal women aged 40–60 years old in Kermanshah in 2014. The data were collected through interview and with the standard questionnaire of Menopausal Quality (MENQOL) of Life and analyzed using SPSS software version 19.

Results

The mean age of menopause was 50.03 ± 4.48 years. Mean scores of quality of life and four domains, vasomotor, psychosocial, physical and sexual were 3.15±0.970, 3.71 ± 1.81, 3.32±0.959, 2.91 ± 1.06, 3.74 ±1.59, respectively.

Conclusion

Chronic conditions such as hypertension in postmenopausal women can lead to lower quality of life. Therefore, provision of coherent support programs for controlling chronic diseases requires serious intervention from health care providers.
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Metadaten
Titel
Women’s Quality of Life in Menopause with a Focus on Hypertension
verfasst von
Siros Kabodi
Elahe Ajami
Ali Zakiei
Alireza Zangeneh
Shahram Saeidi
Publikationsdatum
11.10.2018
Verlag
Springer India
Erschienen in
The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of India / Ausgabe 3/2019
Print ISSN: 0971-9202
Elektronische ISSN: 0975-6434
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-018-1172-y

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