Document Type : Original Research Article
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PhD Student of Reproductive Health, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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PhD Student of Biostatistics, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Graduated, Maternal and Childhood Obesity Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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a) Patient Safety Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran b) Graduated, Maternal and Childhood Obesity Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
10.22038/jmrh.2024.78494.2342
Abstract
Background & aim: Physiological changes experienced during menopause in women adversely affect their mental health and overall quality of life. Aim: To investigate the mental health status, quality of life, and other related characteristics in postmenopausal women.
Method: This study is a descriptive-analytical investigation involving400 postmenopausal women in 2022-2023 in Urmia. The methodology employed a procedure of random sampling in multiple stages. Data were gathered using the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90), Menopausal Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL), and a demographic information questionnaire. The data was analyzed using a backward multiple linear regression model and Pearson correlation test with SPSS.
Results: The average age of the participants was 54.26 ± 3.54 years.In examining the quality of life, the physical dimension (20.50 ± 8.49) had the highest average and the total questionnaire score was 35.79±13.49. There was a significant association between quality of life and economic position, number of children, and spouse's degree (P< 0.05). In examining the mental status, Global Severity Index was 1.42 ± 0.53, the highest mean was related to the dimension of obsession (1.74 ± 0.72). There was a substantial association between postmenopausal women's mental health and education, employment, and number of children (P< 0.05), and there was furthermore a substantial positive correlation between mental health and quality of life.
Conclusion: Physical symptoms were the most prevalent, and the study's outcomes indicated a significant correlation between the mental health and quality of life, as well as a direct connection between specific demographic traits and these outcomes.
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