Evaluation of quality of life and postmenopausal symptoms of postsmenopausal women – a prospective observational study

V.S. Geethika Timmana; Glory Mattapalli; Emmanuel Gujju; Priyanka Boddu; Uma Sankar V

doi:10.47957/ijpda.v9i3.479

Authors

Timmana V.S. Geethika Department of Pharmacy Practice, Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherukupally (V), Bhogapuram (M), near Tagarapuvalasa bridge, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Glory Mattapalli Department of Pharmacy Practice, Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherukupally (V), Bhogapuram (M), near Tagarapuvalasa bridge, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Emmanuel Gujju Department of Pharmacy Practice, Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherukupally (V), Bhogapuram (M), near Tagarapuvalasa bridge, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Priyanka Boddu Department of Pharmacy Practice, Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherukupally (V), Bhogapuram (M), near Tagarapuvalasa bridge, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Mr. V.Uma Sankar Department of Pharmacy Practice, Avanthi Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cherukupally (V), Bhogapuram (M), near Tagarapuvalasa bridge, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47957/ijpda.v9i3.479

Keywords:

Menopause, postmenopausal women, MSQOL, UQOL, quality of life

Abstract

Background: Menopause is a phase of transformation from the reproductive to the non-reproductive period in a woman’s life. In the aging population it is nature’s defensive event against reproductive morbidity and mortality.“An individual’s insight of their position in conditions such as the value and culture systems in which they survive and in relation to their goals, expectations, standards and concerns” in life is defined as QOL. A negative effect on the common health and quality of life (QOL) as well as the contentment of middle-aged women may occur due to Menopause and associated biologicals.

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life and postmenopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women.

Methods: In this present study 100 patients were recruited and studied for their demographic details and their postmenopausal qualityof life related aspects. The obtained data was analysed using the SPSS software.

Results: The mean menopausal age was found to be 45.6 years. The maximum and minimum menopausal ages were 37 and 60 respectively in this study. On analysis, MSQOL revealed that 89% women suffered sexual symptoms, followed by 78% women who suffered physical symptoms like decrease in physical strength and stamina, aches in back of neck and head, aching muscles and joints. Approximately half of the women experienced vasomotor and psychological symptoms. UQOL revealed lower or poor QOL of the postmenopausal women. The overall average scores for occupational, health, emotional, sexual and total QOL for 100 participants was found to be 11.37, 21.03, 17.84, 3.67 and 53.34 respectively

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Bauld R, Brown RF. Stress, psychological distress, psychosocial factors, menopause symptoms and physical health in women. Maturitas. 2009 Feb 20;62(2):160-5.

Meeta M, Digumarti L, Agarwal N, Vaze N, Shah R, Malik S. Clinical practice guidelines on menopause:* An executive summary and recommendations: Indian menopause society 2019–2020. Journal of Mid-life Health. 2020 Apr;11(2):55.

George SA. The menopause experience: a woman's perspective. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 2002 Jan;31(1):77-85.

Simoncini T, Caretto M, Giannini A, Genazzani AR. Diagnosis of Menopause.

Avis NE, Kaufert PA, Lock M, McKinlay SM, Vass K. 2 The evolution of menopausal symptoms. Baillière's clinical endocrinology and metabolism. 1993 Jan 1;7(1):17-32.

World Health Organization. Research on the menopause in the 1990s: report of a WHO scientific group. World Health Organization; 1996.

Mayou R, Farmer A. Functional somatic symptoms and syndromes. Bmj. 2002 Aug 3;325(7358):265-8.

Joffe H, Massler A, Sharkey KM. Evaluation and management of sleep disturbance during the menopause transition. InSeminars in reproductive medicine 2010 Sep (Vol. 28, No. 5, p. 404). NIH Public Access.

Tang R, Luo M, Li J, Peng Y, Wang Y, Liu B, Liu G, Wang Y, Lin S, Chen R. Symptoms of anxiety and depression among Chinese women transitioning through menopause: findings from a prospective community-based cohort study. Fertility and sterility. 2019 Dec 1;112(6):1160-71.

World Health Organization, WHOQOL-BREF: Introduction, Administration, Scoring and Generic Version of Te Assessment: Field Trial Version, December 1996, https://www.who.int/ mental health/media/en/76.pdf.

Greendale GA, Gold EB. Lifestyle factors: are they related to vasomotor symptoms and do they modify the effectiveness or side effects of hormone therapy?. The American Journal of Medicine. 2005 Dec 19;118(12):148-54.

Rathnayake N, Lenora J, Alwis G, Lekamwasam S. Prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms and the quality of life in middle-aged women: a study from Sri Lanka. Nursing Research and Practice. 2019 Jul 1;2019.

Williams RE, Levine KB, Kalilani L, Lewis J, Clark RV. Menopause-specific questionnaire assessment in US population-based study shows negative impact on health-related quality of life. Maturitas. 2009 Feb 20;62(2):153-9.

Schultz-Zehden B. Frauengesundheit in und nach den Wechseljahren. Verlag Kempkes, Gladenbach. 1998.