Calidad de vida en el climaterio

Félix Ayala Peralta; Ricardo Muñóz; Magnolia Celedonia; John Rivera; Richard Ayala

doi:10.31403/rpgo.v49i501

Authors

Félix Ayala Peralta Ginecoobstetra, Jefe, Unidad de Climaterio, Instituto Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú
Ricardo Muñóz Ginecoobstetra, Asistente, Unidad de Climaterio, Instituto Materno Perinatal, Lima, Perú
Magnolia Celedonia Residente de Ginecoobstetricia, Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
John Rivera Residente de Ginecoobstetricia, Unidad de Posgrado, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, Perú
Richard Ayala Obstetra, Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga, Ayacucho, Perú

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v49i501

Abstract

OBJETIVE: To determine the quality of life of climacteric patients. DESIGN: Prospective descriptive study, survey type. PLACE: Menopause Unit of the Specialized Maternal Perinatal Institute of Lima, in 2002. MATERIAL AND METHODS: One hundred and ten new climacteric patients were surveyed by Hiditch test. RESULTS: 52% were comprised between 45 and 54 years old; 49% are natural posmenoausea. The most common symptoms were anxiety or nervousness in 89% (98 cases), musculoskeletal pain 90% (98), depression in 83% (92) and headache in 79% (87). When applying logistic regression it was observed that the loss of quality of life in these women are mainly in the physical psychosocial areas (4.64 ± 1.52) and (4.14 ± 1.32) and does not depend on age or sociodemographic variables, but essentially to be in menopause. CONCLUSION: The questionnaire Hiditch suggests that there is a considerable deterioration in the quality of life of climacteric women, which seems to depend mainly of estrogen deficiency.