Factors influencing women's quality of life in the later half of life
Factors influencing women's quality of life in the later half of life
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DOI：
10.1080/13697130801946779
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
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影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Chuang, H. -Y.
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作者：
Chiu, Y. -W.;Moore, R. W.;Chuang, H. -Y.
背景在东亚，特别是台湾的老年妇女中，很少有关于生活质量的研究，也很少有针对更年期症状的医疗保健。本研究评估影响中年后妇女生活质量的因素，在Taiwan.Methods这一横断面研究招募了1250名妇女之间的43和77岁在2002年。调查的因素包括人口统计学、月经状况、绝经症状、骨质疏松状况和激素替代疗法（HRT）的使用。SF-36被用来评估这些妇女的健康相关的生活质量。采用相关分析、多元回归分析、通径分析等方法对各变量之间的直接和间接关系进行了检验。通径分析表明，HRT的直接积极影响和更年期症状的直接负面影响的身体和精神组成部分的生活质量。年龄，婚姻状况，教育和骨质疏松症也有直接和间接的影响，一些积极的和其他负面的，对生活quality.Conclusions的组成部分，在制定计划，以提高健康的中年后妇女，应考虑到症状的缓解以及生活质量。
Background Among older women in East Asia, and Taiwan in particular, there is little research on quality of life and the health care they receive to address the symptoms of menopause. This study evaluated factors which influence quality of life among post middle-age women in Taiwan.Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 1250 women between 43 and 77 years of age during the year 2002. The factors investigated were demographics, menstruation status, menopausal symptoms, osteoporosis status, and use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT). SF-36 was used to assess the health-related quality of life of these women. Correlation, multiple regression and path analysis were used to test for direct and indirect relationships among the variables.Results There are statistical significances between menopause symptoms and quality of life across different age groups. Path analysis shows a direct positive effect of HRT and a direct negative effect of climacteric symptoms on both physical and mental components of quality of life. Age, marital status, education and osteoporosis also have direct and indirect effects, some positive and others negative, on the components of quality of life.Conclusions When developing programs to enhance health in post middle-age women, consideration should be given to symptom relief as well as quality of life.