Effect of menopause on activity of women in East European countries
Journal Title: European Journal of Medical Technologies - Year 2017, Vol 14, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Menopause is a period of a woman's life in which changes occur almost at every level of functioning. The hormonal system is changing, diseases of the middle-age are developing or getting more severe. The change in physical, sexual, occupational and social activities resulting from past climacteric is becoming more and more perceptible for the woman. Objective: investigate the effect of menopause on physical and occupational activity, social and sexual life of women from Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Slovakia, as well as selected factors on which these changes depend. Material and methods: The study was conducted in the years 2014-2015 among postmenopausal women living in 5 East European countries: Poland, Belarus, Ukraine, Czech Republic and Slovakia. The inclusion criteria were: age 50-65; minimum 2 years after the last menstrual period, generally good state of health, and educational level at least completed primary. Greene Climacteric Scale was used to assess menopausal symptoms severity. Logistic regression and analysis of variance were used in statistical analyses. Results: Menopause has altered physical, sexual, social and occupational activity to varying degrees depending on the country of origin. The greatest changes in all 4 activities occurred in women in Ukraine. The main determinants of their limitation were the severity of menopausal symptoms and the level of education Conclusion: After menopause there follows a limitation, to a varying degree, of physical, occupational, social and sexual activity, regardless of the country of origin. The potential factors having the greatest effect on reducing the aforementioned activities are: menopausal symptoms, poor education, rural residence, early menopause and marital status (married). Further studies are needed on the factors which can modify menopause in order to achieve the least possible reduction in physical, occupational, social and sexual activity and the best quality of life.
Authors and Affiliations
Dorota Raczkiewicz, Alfred Owoc, Oleh Lyubinets, Anna Wierzbińska‑Stępniak, Iwona Bojar
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