Authors

Alejandro Pérez González1, Ana García Pozo2

Position

1Enfermero especialista en obstetricia y ginecología. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Madrid)2 Doctora en Epidemiología y Salud pública. Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Madrid)

Contact address

Alejandro Pérez González. C/ Alto del León, 3, 2º. 28038 Madrid.

Contact email: alpergonzalez@gmail.com

Abstract

Objectives: to evaluate quality of life in perimenopausal women, as well as to evaluate its association with different women characteristics.
Method: a descriptive transversal study conducted between 2013 and 2015, at a third level hospital in Madrid. The study included 163 perimenopausal women between 48 and 58 years of age. The participants completed the Cervantes Score and a questionnaire with sociodemographical and clinical variables. An overall descriptive analysis was conducted for all variables, as well as a stratified analysis of the score in the different domains of the Cervantes Score, based on the variables studied.
Results: in total, 162 women were studied, with a mean age of 53 years (SD: 3.1). The women in the study obtained a mean overall quality of life score of 52.9 (24.3) over 155. It was observed that women with a stable partner presented better scores in the overall domain of the Cervantes Score than women without a partner (51.8 vs. 66.3; p= 0.05). It was also observed that women with Primary Education had better scores in the Health Domain (a 3 point difference; p= 0.047) than women with Secondary Education. Regarding women with children, it was proven that those who still had a child living at home presented a worse score in the Psychological Score (p= 0.05). Finally, a more advanced age was associated with worse scores in the Ageing Domain (p= 0.05). In the rest of the variables, there were no significant differences in the domain scores.
Conclusions: the women studied presented a good overall quality of life. A worse quality of life was observed, with statistically significant differences, at a more advanced age, in women without a stable partner, in women with secondary education, and in those who did not have any child still living in the family home.

Keywords:

quality of life; Cervantes Scale; perimenopause; menopause

Versión en Español

Título:

Calidad de vida en mujeres perimenopáusicas