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A menopausa é um período da vida da mulher associado a diversa sintomatologia, que
pode influenciar a sua qualidade de vida. O objetivo do presente estudo foi identificar os
preditores da qualidade de vida no período da menopausa e determinar as diferenças entre as
mulheres no estádio da peri-menopausa e no estádio da pós-menopausa ao nível dos sintomas
da menopausa, das representações da menopausa, da satisfação conjugal, das estratégias de
coping, e da qualidade de vida física e psicologica. Participaram neste estudo 110 mulheres,
na fase da menopausa, com idades compreendidas entre os 46 e os 67 anos, inscritas na
Unidade de Saúde Familiar Sanus Carandá, integrada no ACES Cávado I-Braga. Os
instrumentos utilizados foram o questionário sociodemográfico e clínico, o Brief-COPE, a
Escala de satisfação em áreas da vida conjugal, o Questionário de representações da
menopausa e o Questionário de avaliação da qualidade de vida (WHOQOL-BREF). Os
resultados mostraram que apenas os sintomas da menopausa eram preditores de menor
qualidade física; por outro lado, o rendimento anual, a reinterpretação positiva e a satisfação
conjugal foram preditores de maior qualidade de vida psicológica, e os sintomas da
menopausa revelaram ser preditores de menor qualidade de vida psicológica. Ao nível das
diferenças entre os estádios da menopausa em relação aos sintomas, representações da
menopausa, satisfação conjugal, estratégias de coping e qualidade de vida física e psicológica,
verificaram-se diferenças estatisticamente significativas apenas ao nível da utilização da
religião como estratégia de coping, sendo que as mulheres que se encontram na pósmenopausa
utilizam mais a religião como estratégia de coping. Os resultados do presente
estudo poderão servir de guia para elaboração de programas de prevenção e promoção da
saúde na menopausa.
Menopause is a period of women’s life that is associated with diverse symptomatology, which can influence their quality of life. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of quality of life during menopause and to determine the differences between women in perimenopausal stage at the level of menopausal symtoms, representations of menopause, marital satisfaction, coping strategies, and quality of physical life and psychological. Participants were 110 women, in the menopause phase, aged between 46 and 67 years, enrolled in the Sanus Carandá Family Health Unit, integrated into ACES Cávado I-Braga. The instruments used were the sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, the Brief-COPE, the Satisfaction scale in areas of conjugal life, the Questionnaire of representations of menopause, and the Quality of life assessment questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). The results showed that only menopausal symptoms were predictors of lower physical quality of life; conversely, annual income, positive reinterpretation and marital satisfaction were predictors of higher psychological quality of life, and symptoms of menopause have proven to be predictors of lower mental quality of life. At the level of differences between menopausal stages in relation to symptoms, representations of menopause, marital satisfaction, coping strategies and quality of physical and psychological life, statistically significant differences were found only at the level of the use of religion as a coping strategy, and women who are in postmenopausal use religion more as a coping strategy. The results of the present study may serve as a guide for the elaboration of health prevention and promotion programs in menopause
Menopause is a period of women’s life that is associated with diverse symptomatology, which can influence their quality of life. The aim of this study was to identify predictors of quality of life during menopause and to determine the differences between women in perimenopausal stage at the level of menopausal symtoms, representations of menopause, marital satisfaction, coping strategies, and quality of physical life and psychological. Participants were 110 women, in the menopause phase, aged between 46 and 67 years, enrolled in the Sanus Carandá Family Health Unit, integrated into ACES Cávado I-Braga. The instruments used were the sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire, the Brief-COPE, the Satisfaction scale in areas of conjugal life, the Questionnaire of representations of menopause, and the Quality of life assessment questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF). The results showed that only menopausal symptoms were predictors of lower physical quality of life; conversely, annual income, positive reinterpretation and marital satisfaction were predictors of higher psychological quality of life, and symptoms of menopause have proven to be predictors of lower mental quality of life. At the level of differences between menopausal stages in relation to symptoms, representations of menopause, marital satisfaction, coping strategies and quality of physical and psychological life, statistically significant differences were found only at the level of the use of religion as a coping strategy, and women who are in postmenopausal use religion more as a coping strategy. The results of the present study may serve as a guide for the elaboration of health prevention and promotion programs in menopause
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Menopausa Sintomas Estratégias de coping Satisfação conjugal Qualidade de vida Representações sociais Menopause Symptoms Coping strategies Marital satisfaction Quality of life Social representations