title: The association between menopausal symptoms and quality of life in midlife women.
abstract: This cross-sectional study examined 1,096 midlife women, associating menopausal symptoms, including hot flashes, vaginal dryness, sore joints, incontinence, irritability, mood changes, and headache, with quality of life (QOL), as measured using Cantril's Ladder of Life. The results showed that low QOL may be significantly associated with feeling tense and mood changes, but not the other selected symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Howard and Georgeanna Jones Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Brandon J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Bankowski
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Gallicchio
authors.forename: Maura K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Whiteman
authors.forename: Lynn M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: Howard A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Zacur
authors.forename: Jodi A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Flaws
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008593:Menopause; D008875:Middle Aged; D019964:Mood Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health