@article{article_1340655, title={The Association Between Hot Flashes, Quality of Life, and Sexual Satisfaction Among Menopausal Women}, journal={İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi}, pages={204–220}, year={2024}, DOI={10.38079/igusabder.1340655}, author={Yurtçiçek Eren, Saliha and Turan Miral, Mukaddes and Yıldırım, Ömer and Başgöl, Şükran}, keywords={Hot flash, menopause, quality of life, sexual satisfaction}, abstract={Aim: This study aims to determine the association between hot flashes, sexual satisfaction, and quality of life among menopausal women.
Method: This cross-sectional study consisted of 492 menopausal women aged 45 years and above who lived in a city in the Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey. The data were collected using the personal data form, the Menopause-Specific Hot Flash Scale, the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire, and the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women.
Results: A strong positive significant association was found between the Menopause-Specific Hot Flash Scale and the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (r = .694, p<0.000). A weak negative significant association was found between the Menopause-Specific Hot Flash Scale and the Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (r= -.189, p<0.000). A weak negative significant association was found between the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire and Sexual Satisfaction Scale for Women (r= -.291, p<0.000).
Conclusion: According to the findings, as women are affected by hot flashes, their quality of life is affected similarly. Complaints about hot flashes and quality of life negatively affect sexual satisfaction.}, number={22}, publisher={İstanbul Gelisim University}, organization={yok}