Assess the menopausal symptoms and quality of life of postmenopausal women residing at Rural Maharashtra

Abstract

Background: Menopause, the time when a woman stops having menstrual periods, is not a disease or an illness for most women, menopause is a normally occur between age range 48-55 years. Quality of life it encompasses several constructs including physical functional emotional social and cognitive variables. Aim: assess the menopausal symptoms and quality of life of postmenopausal women.

Material and methods: A descriptive study design with the cross-sectional survey was carried out on 270 postmenopausal women). Data was collected through a questionnaire.

Setting: The setting of the study was conducted atkolhar village. Results: The study results revealed that Majority (36%) of women were in the age group of 51 – 55 years, one third (33%)was illiterate, the majority of women (39 %) as homemakers.

Symptoms: Highest (51 %) of them had very severe symptoms of Hot flushes. Nearly half (41%) of them had Moderate symptoms of Joint and muscular discomfort, (33%) of them had irritability and (29%) of postmenopausal women had Anxiety. Lowest (19%) of participants had a depressive mood. Half of the postmenopausal women (50.48%) had a poor quality of life.

Conclusion: It was found that postmenopausal women have moderate menopausal symptoms and a significant correlation between menopausal symptoms and quality of life of postmenopausal women.