Assessment of influencing factors of the Quality of Life in Postmenopausal Women, 2013-2014

The Quality of life (QOL) in menopause could be influenced by different personal and social factors. This study was conducted to determine the influencing factors of the QOL in post-menopausal women in 2013-2014.
This population-based descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 405 post-menopausal women aged 40 to 65 years residing in Chalus and Nowshahr from October 2013 to May 2014. A multi-stage randomized sampling method was used. The data was collected through interview using the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BRIEF)WHOQOL-BREF), the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), and a researcher-made questionnaires, and was analyzed using the statistical software SPSS18.
The mean total score of QOL was 54.53±7.18. The highest and lowest scores belonged to the Physical health and Psychological domains, respectively. The housewives were more likely to get a lower score of QOL compared to the employed women (p=0.023). The women with less-than-adequate monthly income had a lower score of QOL compared to people with adequate monthly income (p Some personal and social factors as well as the severity of menopausal symptoms could affect the quality of life of post-menopausal women indicating that these factors should be considered to improve the quality of life of women in menopause period.