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Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India
BACKGROUND: The severity of menopausal symptoms negatively impacts a woman's quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of menopause-related impaired QoL and determine its associated factors among postmenopausal women living in slum areas of Bhubaneswar,...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7718935/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384538 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_111_19 |
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author | Kumari, Amrita Panigrahi, Ansuman Roy, Adrija Panda, Jyochnamayi |
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description | BACKGROUND: The severity of menopausal symptoms negatively impacts a woman's quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of menopause-related impaired QoL and determine its associated factors among postmenopausal women living in slum areas of Bhubaneswar, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 198 postmenopausal women aged 45–65 years during the year 2016–2017. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was used to assess the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms. RESULTS: Joint and muscular discomfort was the most prevalent moderate-to-severe symptom (90.4%), followed by hot flushes (72.8%), irritability (67.2%), and physical and mental exhaustion (64.2%). More than two-third (133, 67.2%) of women had impaired QoL (severe total MRS score ≥17). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that impaired QoL was associated younger age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 4.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.12–9.98), tobacco consumption (AOR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.05–3.82), not being satisfied in relation with husband (AOR: 3.33, 95% CI: 1.84–6.06), not having autonomy in health-care decision-making in the family (AOR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.12–4.73), history of reproductive tract infection (AOR: 4.57, 95% CI: 1.71–12.19), and earlier onset of menopause (AOR: 3.26, 95% CI: 1.18–8.96). CONCLUSION: The point prevalence of menopause-related impaired QOL in postmenopausal women living in slums of Bhubaneswar was high. Incorporating these determinants in the existing strategies can be useful to improve the QoL of these women. |
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spelling | pubmed-77189352020-12-30 Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India Kumari, Amrita Panigrahi, Ansuman Roy, Adrija Panda, Jyochnamayi J Midlife Health Original Article BACKGROUND: The severity of menopausal symptoms negatively impacts a woman's quality of life (QoL). OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of menopause-related impaired QoL and determine its associated factors among postmenopausal women living in slum areas of Bhubaneswar, India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 198 postmenopausal women aged 45–65 years during the year 2016–2017. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was used to assess the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms. RESULTS: Joint and muscular discomfort was the most prevalent moderate-to-severe symptom (90.4%), followed by hot flushes (72.8%), irritability (67.2%), and physical and mental exhaustion (64.2%). More than two-third (133, 67.2%) of women had impaired QoL (severe total MRS score ≥17). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that impaired QoL was associated younger age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 4.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.12–9.98), tobacco consumption (AOR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.05–3.82), not being satisfied in relation with husband (AOR: 3.33, 95% CI: 1.84–6.06), not having autonomy in health-care decision-making in the family (AOR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.12–4.73), history of reproductive tract infection (AOR: 4.57, 95% CI: 1.71–12.19), and earlier onset of menopause (AOR: 3.26, 95% CI: 1.18–8.96). CONCLUSION: The point prevalence of menopause-related impaired QOL in postmenopausal women living in slums of Bhubaneswar was high. Incorporating these determinants in the existing strategies can be useful to improve the QoL of these women. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020 2020-09-29 /pmc/articles/PMC7718935/ /pubmed/33384538 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_111_19 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Mid-life Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kumari, Amrita Panigrahi, Ansuman Roy, Adrija Panda, Jyochnamayi Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India |
title | Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India |
title_full | Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India |
title_fullStr | Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India |
title_full_unstemmed | Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India |
title_short | Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India |
title_sort | impaired quality of life and its determinants among postmenopausal women of slum communities in bhubaneswar, india |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7718935/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33384538 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jmh.JMH_111_19 |
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