| dc.creator | López-Alegría,Fanny | |
| dc.creator | Soares De Lorenzi,Dino Roberto | |
| dc.date | 2011-05-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-03-07T16:38:57Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-03-07T16:38:57Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872011000500009 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/405186 | |
| dc.description | Background: During menopause the quality of life of women can be seriously deteriorated and influenced by lifestyles. Aim: To assess the prevalence of menopausal symptoms and their relationship with lifestyles and quality of life. Material and Methods: The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), a survey that measures menopausal symptoms and has questions related to lifestyles, was applied to 1023 women aged 54 ± 6years (range 45 to 64years), consulting in primary health care clinics. A multiple linear regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between menopausal symptoms and lifestyle. Results: Fifty six percent of women did not have a paid work, 64% were nonsmokers and 90% did not perform any physical exercise. The most frequent menopausal symptoms referred were muscle and joint ailments (85%) followed by mental and physical exhaustion (80%). Sedentary women, smokers or those who did not to have time for leisure activities showed worst quality of life scores. Conclusions: Postmenopausal women with unhealthy lifestyles had the lower quality of life scores and more menopausal symptoms. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.139 n.5 2011 | |
| dc.subject | Life style | |
| dc.subject | Menopause | |
| dc.subject | Quality of life | |
| dc.title | Síntomas climatéricos y calidad de vida de usuarias de consultorios de atención primaria de salud, Santiago | |
| dc.type | Artículos de revistas | |
