Quality of life in perimenopausal women working in the health and educational system

Josefa Márquez Membrive,Carmen Ma Rodríguez López,Cayetano Fernández-Sola,Ma José Solvas Salmerón,Tesifón Parrón Carreño,José Granero-Molina

doi:10.1590/s0104-11692011000600006

Josefa Márquez Membrive, Carmen Ma Rodríguez López + Show 4 more

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https://doi.org/10.1590/s0104-11692011000600006

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Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the association between the professional activity and the perceived quality of life in climacteric women who work in Health and Education. A descriptive and cross-sectional study was developed in a sample of 203 climacteric women, together with a correlation analysis of labor factors' influence on health-related quality of life. Significant differences were found between working women's quality of life and some labor conditions. The perceived quality of life in perimenopausal women who work in Education is higher than that of those working in Health (p=0.004). Nursing professionals can develop health programs that deal with the work conditions that negatively influence the perceived quality of life in climacteric women.

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Quality of life has turned into a reference for the so-called “state of wellbeing” in developed countries
From the Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) perspective, the consequences of the climacterium should be considered as a specific aspect of health-related quality of life
The goal of this study is to describe and analyze the association between labor conditions and quality of life among climacteric women working in health and education

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Quality of life has turned into a reference for the so-called “state of wellbeing” in developed countries This broad concept receives the complex influence of multiple factors, including: psychological condition, independence level, social relations, environmental characteristics and physical health. Satisfaction with health is one of the fundamental components of perceived quality of life, which is why a term was proposed to adapt its denomination to the contents of the quality of life concept: Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) This concept includes, among other factors, the work-related quality of life[1] and the possible influence the endocrine modifications of ovarian failure may exert on women’s perceived quality of life[2,3,4]. Agreement exists that the approach of the climacterium should be primarily educative and preventive[5,6], being www.eerp.usp.br/rlae

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