Effects of Socio-Demographic, Personality and Medical Factors on Quality of Life of Postmenopausal Women

Sylwia Wieder-Huszla, Małgorzata Szkup, Anna Jurczak, Agnieszka Samochowiec, Jerzy Samochowiec, Marzanna Stanisławska, Iwona Rotter, Beata Karakiewicz and Elżbieta Grochans
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Sylwia Wieder-Huszla: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 48 Żołnierska St., 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Małgorzata Szkup: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 48 Żołnierska St., 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Anna Jurczak: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 48 Żołnierska St., 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Agnieszka Samochowiec: Department of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Szczecin, 18 Szwoleżerów St., 71-79 Krakowska, Poland
Jerzy Samochowiec: Department of Psychiatry, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 26 Broniewskiego St., 71-460 Szczecin, Poland
Marzanna Stanisławska: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 48 Żołnierska St., 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Iwona Rotter: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Szczecin University in Szczecin, 31 Grudziądzka St., 70-103 Szczecin, Poland
Beata Karakiewicz: Public Health Department, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 48 Żołnierska St., 71-210 Szczecin, Poland
Elżbieta Grochans: Department of Nursing, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 48 Żołnierska St., 71-210 Szczecin, Poland

IJERPH, 2014, vol. 11, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: Numerous studies show that changes occurring in a woman’s organism during menopause may lower her quality of life. This study involved 630 healthy postmenopausal women from Poland. Its purpose was to assess their quality of life in relation to socio-demographic variables, medical data and personality profiles. The authors used the Short Form Health Survey (SF -36) to assess quality of life, the NEO-Five Factor Inventory to measure personality traits, and the Blatt-Kupperman Menopausal Index to estimate severity of climacteric symptoms. The study demonstrated significant relationships between quality of life and variables such as: age, education, employment status, and the use of menopausal hormone therapy. An analysis of personality traits revealed correlations between the openness to experience scores and the quality of life within physical functioning, vitality, and mental health. Neuroticism, agreeableness and extroversion significantly correlated with all quality of life domains. Conclusions: (1) Age, education and employment status have significant effects on the selected quality of life domains after menopause. (2) Quality of life within the general health domain was assessed lower by MHT-users (Menopausal hormone theraphy (MHT)). (3) Health-related quality of life is also influenced by personality traits, which are relatively stable throughout life.

Keywords: postmenopausal women; quality of life; personality; climacteric symptoms; age (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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