Quality of life of climate and post-menopause women

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of climacteric and post-menopausal women and relate it to the changes that occurred during the period. Methods: The present study is observational, cross-sectional in the field. It was carried out through the application of the WHOQOL-bref questionnaire in an outpatient school of specialties and in a tertiary hospital, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, in climacteric or postmenopausal women. Data collection took place within a period of three months, after authorization from two Ethics Committees, and from the participants, via informed consent. Subsequently, statistical analysis was performed. Results: The analysis infers that the relationship between the four domains (physical, psychological, social and environmental) is positive and significant and when acting on some parameter, improving it, the others also improve. The results show the importance of knowledge about the repercussions of climacteric and post-menopause on women's lives, and the possibilities of mitigating the damage caused, from effective and multidisciplinary interventions. Conclusion: It is concluded that the appreciation and approach to the quality of life of women who are in the climacteric or post-menopause are of paramount importance, both for the prevention of chronic diseases and for the well-being and longevity of this population.