To determine the life quality of women in climacterium period

Authors

  • Gül Ertem

Keywords:

Quality of Life, Menopause, Sf-36 Quality of life

Abstract

Assessing the quality life of women via short-form 36 (SF-36), and determining the factors affecting same were the aims of this study.
The study was a cross-sectional and descriptive study which was conducted on 300 women who were attending Izmir, Odemis Primary Health Care Center Number 2. The research was carried out between the dates in 15-10-2005/ 15-01-2006. Short Form 36 (SF-36) and interview from about the demographic and climacteric features of women are used as means of data gathering. İn the evaluation of data single direction ANOVA, Student T Test and Mann Whitney U Test is applied. 
 The mean age of respondents was 55.23±6.94. After the study, it was found that 42% of women are between the years 40-45, 65.7% of them have the education of the primary school and 71.4% of them equal to their out comes. When it comes to their pregnancy stories, it was discovered that 89% of them had pregnancy one or three times and 84% of them have one or three children. The quality of life scores were negatively influenced by advanced age, lower educational level (p< 0.05).And also, any meaningful relationship wasn't found between income level and getting treatmet about menapouse (p>0.05). 
We could say that the menopause symptoms affected the women's health and quality of life, negatively.

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Author Biography

Gül Ertem

1.      ÖZGEÇMİŞ

a)      Doğum tarihi ve yeri: 19.11.1970-İSKENDERUN

b)      Mezun  olduğu üniversite, fakülte, öğretim programı ve mezuniyet tarihi:

Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu-1992

c)      Yüksek lisans öğrenimini tamamladığı; üniversite, fakülte, bölüm ve bilim dalı ile tarihi

Ege Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü – Kadın  Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği Yüksek Lisans-1998

d)      Doktora öğrenimini tamamladığı; üniversite, fakülte, bölüm ve bilim dalı ile tarihi

Ege Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü – Kadın  Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Hemşireliği    Doktora -  2003

e)      Üniversite ve üniversite dışında yaptığı görevler

Hemşire, Ege Üniversitesi Tıp. Fak.Hast. Acil Servis ( 1992-1995)

Araştırma Görevlisi, Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Kadın Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları  Hemşireliği Anabilim Dalı (1995- 2004)

Yard. Doç. Dr., Ege Üniversitesi Ödemiş Sağlık Yüksekokulu Öğretim Üyesi ve Müdür Yardımcılığı ( 2004- …..)

f)       Üyesi olduğu mesleki kuruluşlar

  1. Türkiye Aile Planlaması Derneği-İzmir
  2. Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Yüksekokulu Mezunlar Derneği
  3. Türk Hemşireler Derneği

g)      Bildiği yabancı diller

İngilizce

h)      Medeni Hali

Evli ve 1 çocuk annesi

i)        Abone olduğu mesleki dergiler

  1. Sağlık ve Toplum
  2. Hemşirelik Formu

 

 

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Published

2010-02-14

How to Cite

Ertem, G. (2010). To determine the life quality of women in climacterium period. Journal of Human Sciences, 7(1), 469–483. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1063

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Nursing and Midwifery

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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