更年期健康:导航生活质量和骨质疏松症风险
Rajeesh R Nair1, Teena Mary Joy1, Leyanna Susan George1,2
1Department of Community Medicine, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Kochi, India.
Frontiers in public health
|June 12, 2024
概括
绝经后的女性由于心理症状和骨质疏松症的高风险而经历了生活质量的降低. 有针对性的干预措施对于改善这一人口群体的福祉至关重要.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 妇女健康 妇女健康
背景情况:
- 绝经后妇女的生活质量 (QoL) 受到各种因素的重大影响.
- 骨质疏松症具有相当大的风险,导致骨折和健康状况下降.
- 了解这些挑战对于制定有效的健康战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估绝经后妇女的生活质量.
- 确定影响其生活质量的决定因素.
- 评估骨质疏松症在这个人群中的患病率和危险因素.
主要方法:
- 一项涉及印度喀拉拉邦379名绝经后妇女的横截面研究.
- 参与者被选择使用概率与大小成比例的采样在10个集群.
- 使用MENQOL-I问卷测量了生活质量,使用OSTA评分评估了骨质疏松症风险.
主要成果:
- 参与者的平均年龄为60岁,更年期开始时约为50.58岁.
- 心理社会症状是影响生活质量的最普遍的问题,其次是身体和血管运动症状.
- 显著的63.6%的女性被确定为患骨质疏松症的风险. 诸如骨折史,跌倒恐惧,婚姻状况和保险状况等因素与QoL领域有关.
结论:
- 人口因素,更年期经历和生活质量之间存在复杂的相互作用.
- 心理社会症状和骨质疏松症风险的高患病率需要量身定制的医疗干预措施.
- 绝经后的女性有骨折史,高跌倒担忧,单身状态需要专注关注和支持自我护理实践,以提高他们的生活质量.
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