Background & aim: Physiological changes experienced during menopause in women adversely affect their mental health and overall quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the mental health status, quality of life, and associated factors in postmenopausal women.
Methods: This study is a cross-sectional study involving 400 postmenopausal women between April 2022 and February 2023 in Urmia. To select participants, multiple-stage sampling was employed. Data were collected using a demographic information questionnaire, the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) to measure mental health status, and the Menopausal Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL). The data was analyzed using Pearson correlation test and backward multiple linear regression model with SPSS version 16.
Results: The average age of the participants was 54.26 ± 3.54 years. In examining the mental status, overall psychological symptoms index was 1.42 ± 0.53, and 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). In examining the quality of life, the total questionnaire score was 35.79±13.49, and the physical dimension (20.50 ± 8.49) had the highest average. There was a significant association between quality of life and economic position, number of children, and spouse's degree (P< 0.05).  There was furthermore a substantial positive correlation between mental health and quality of life.
Conclusion: Based on results, designing supportive interventions to improve the mental health and quality of life of menopausal women seems essential.