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Impact of menopausal symptoms on quality of life among women's in Qena city.

مؤلف البحث
Reda R Ali, Sayed A Mohamed, Manal F Moustafa, Sahar F El Saied
تاريخ البحث
مجلة البحث
Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal
المشارك في البحث
الناشر
Assiut University, Faculty of Nursing
عدد البحث
2
سنة البحث
2014
صفحات البحث
37-46
ملخص البحث

bstractBackground: Menopause, the time when a woman stops having menstrual periods, is not a disease or an illness for most women, menopause is a normal occurrence.. The most common age range at which women experience menopause is 48-55 years..

Aim of the study

To assess the Impact of menopausal symptoms on quality of life among women's in Qena City.

Subject and Method

it was a descriptive study and a convenient sample included 250 menopausal women. Data was collected through a questionnaire to collect necessary data.

Setting

The study was conducted at out patient's clinics of Qena University and general hospitals and south valley university.

Results

the study results revealed that there was a positive strong correlation between MRS and QOL (r = 0.878).

Conclusion

It can be concluded that post-menopausal women in this study had severe menopausal symptoms and this had adversely affected on quality of life.

Recommendations

Implement appropriate health educational programs are essential for improving the quality of life of menopausal women in Qena city