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A menopausa é um processo do desenvolvimento natural e importante na vida da mulher e
entendida como um momento de mudança na saúde física e emocional, sendo um período de
vulnerabilidade. Diversos estudos têm verificado a associação de vários fatores psicossociais
como as representações, as alterações de humor e a forma corporal à satisfação conjugal na
menopausa. Assim, o presente estudo tem como objetivo analisar o impacto das representações
face à menopausa, das alterações de humor e da preocupação com a forma corporal na satisfação
conjugal em mulheres no período da menopausa, bem como, analisar diferenças entre mulheres
nos diferentes estádios da menopausa nas variáveis em estudo. Trata-se de um estudo de design
transversal, com 124 participantes do sexo feminino no climatério. Os instrumentos utilizados
foram o questionário sociodemográfico, Questionário de Representações Sociais na Menopausa,
Escala de Ansiedade, Depressão e Stress, Questionário de Forma Corporal e Escala de
Avaliação da Satisfação em Áreas da Vida Conjugal. Os resultados revelam que mulheres na pré
e peri menopausa não apresentam diferenças comparativamente a mulheres na pós-menopausa;
uma maior preocupação com a forma corporal está associada a pior satisfação conjugal,
nomeadamente na dimensão da sexualidade; a sintomatologia depressiva e ansiosa relaciona-se
negativamente com a satisfação conjugal; foram preditores positivos da satisfação conjugal as
representações face à menopausa, na dimensão das consequências, e a dimensão da identidade
foi preditor negativo da satisfação conjugal. Os resultados no presente estudo poderão servir de
orientação para elaboração de programas de promoção da saúde na menopausa.
Menopause is a natural and importante developmental process in a woman’s life and perceived as a moment of change in physical and emotional health, being a period of vulnerability. Several studies have verified the association of several psychosocial factors such as representations, mood changes and body shape with marital satisfaction during menopause. Thus, this study aims to analyze the impact of representations towards menopause, mood changes and the concern with body shape on marital satisfaction in menopausal women, as well as to analyze differences between women in different stages of menopause in the variables of the study. This is a crosssectional design study, with 124 female climacteric participants. The instruments to be used will be the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Menopause Representations Questionnaire, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, the Body Shape Questionnaire and the Marital Life Areas Satisfaction Evaluation Scale. The results reveal that pre and peri menopausal women do not show differences compared to post-menopausal women; a greater concern with body shape is associated with worse marital satisfaction, namely in the dimension of sexuality; depressive and anxious symptoms are negatively related to marital satisfaction; representations of menopause in the dimension os consequences were positive predictors of marital satisfaction, and the dimension os identity was a negative predictor of marital satisfaction. The results of the present study may serve as a guideline for the development of menopausal health promotion programs.
Menopause is a natural and importante developmental process in a woman’s life and perceived as a moment of change in physical and emotional health, being a period of vulnerability. Several studies have verified the association of several psychosocial factors such as representations, mood changes and body shape with marital satisfaction during menopause. Thus, this study aims to analyze the impact of representations towards menopause, mood changes and the concern with body shape on marital satisfaction in menopausal women, as well as to analyze differences between women in different stages of menopause in the variables of the study. This is a crosssectional design study, with 124 female climacteric participants. The instruments to be used will be the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Menopause Representations Questionnaire, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales, the Body Shape Questionnaire and the Marital Life Areas Satisfaction Evaluation Scale. The results reveal that pre and peri menopausal women do not show differences compared to post-menopausal women; a greater concern with body shape is associated with worse marital satisfaction, namely in the dimension of sexuality; depressive and anxious symptoms are negatively related to marital satisfaction; representations of menopause in the dimension os consequences were positive predictors of marital satisfaction, and the dimension os identity was a negative predictor of marital satisfaction. The results of the present study may serve as a guideline for the development of menopausal health promotion programs.
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Menopausa Satisfação conjugal Representações Alterações de humor Forma corporal Menopause Marital satisfaction Representations Mood changes Body shape