The association between menopausal symptoms and quality of life in midlife women.
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.
Bankowski
Brandon J
BJ
Howard and Georgeanna Jones Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
Gallicchio
Lisa M
LM
Whiteman
Maura K
MK
Lewis
Lynn M
LM
Zacur
Howard A
HA
Flaws
Jodi A
JA
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