The Relation of Attitudes towards Menopause of Postmenopausal and Premenopausal Women to Sexual Life and Quality of Life

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Objective: The study examined the relation of postmenopausal and premenopausal women's attitudes towards menopause to sexual life and quality of life. Material and Method: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of a total of 322 married women who were in the postmenopausal (n=161) and premenopausal (n=161) periods. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Attitudes towards the Menopause Questionnaire (ATMQ), Arizona Sexual Experiences Scale (ASEX), and Utian Quality of Life (UQOL) Scale. Results: There was a statistically significant positive relationship between postmenopausal women’s ATMQ scores and emotional quality of life subscale of UQOL (r=0.450; p=0.001) with postmenopausal women’s having negative relationship between ATMQ scores and occupational quality of life of UQOL (r=–0.342; p=0.001), and negative relationship between ATMQ scores and ASEX total scores (r=–0.310; p=0.001). Conclusion: Postmenopausal women had more negative health-related quality of life and sexual quality of life. As the positive attitudes of postmenopausal women towards menopause increased, their emotional quality of life increased, and their occupational quality of life decreased, and as their positive attitudes towards menopause decreased, their sexual quality of life levels were negatively affected. It is recommended by health professionals provide to help as postmenopausal married women develop positive attitudes toward menopause, to make regular follow-ups, and to provide educational and sexual counseling.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Attitude
• menopause
• sexuality
• quality of life
• women

Postmenopoz ve Premenopoz Dönemdeki Kadınların Menopoza İlişkin Tutumlarının Cinsel Yaşam ve Yaşam Kalitesi ile İlişkisi

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Amaç: Araştırma postmenopoz ve premenopoz dönemdeki kadınların menopoza ilişkin tutumlarının cinsel yaşam ve yaşam kalitesi ile ilişkisinin incelenmesi amacı ile yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntem: Tanımlayıcı araştırmanın örneklemini postmenopoz (n=161) ve premenepoz (n=161) dönemde olan toplam 322 evli kadın oluşturmuştur. Veriler Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Menopoza İlişkin Tutum Ölçeği (MİTÖ), Arizona Cinsel Yaşantılar Ölçeği (ACYÖ) ve Utian Yaşam Kalitesi Ölçeği (UYKÖ) ile toplanmıştır. Bulgular: Postmenopozal kadınların MİTÖ puanları ile UYKÖ alt boyutlarından emosyonel yaşam kalitesi arasında (r=0.450; p=0.001) pozitif yönlü, meslek / iş yaşam kalitesi arasında (r=–0.342; p=0.001) negatif yönlü, MİTÖ puanları ile ACYÖ toplam (r=– 0.310; p=0.001) puanları arasında negatif yönlü istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki vardır. Sonuç: Postmenopozal kadınların sağlık ile ilgili yaşam kaliteleri ve cinsel yaşam kaliteleri daha olumsuzdur. Postmenopozal kadınların menopoza ilişkin olumlu tutumları arttıkça emosyonel yaşam kalitesi düzeyleri artmakta, meslek / iş yaşam kaliteleri azalmakta, olumlu tutumları azaldıkça cinsel yaşamları olumsuz etkilenmektedir. Sağlık profesyonellerinin menopoz sonrası evli kadınların menopoza yönelik olumlu tutum geliştirmelerine yardımcı olmaları, düzenli takip, eğitim ve cinsel danışmanlık yapmaları önerilmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Tutum
• menopoz
• cinsellik
• yaşam kalitesi
• kadın

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