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Perimenopause and the Quality of Life

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  • Suling Li
  • Karyn Holm
  • Meg Gulanick
  • Dorothy Lanuza

    (Loyola University, Chicago)

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The purposes of this study are to describe the frequency and distress of symptoms associated with perimenopause, to examine the changes in the quality of life (QOL) related to perimenopause, and to examine the relationships between symptoms associated with perimenopause and the QOL. A cross-sectional, correlational design was employed. Two hundred fourteen perimenopausal women completed the Women’s Health Assessment Scale (WHAS) and the Quality of Life Scale. It was found that vasomotor symptoms were not central to the list of symptoms associated with perimenopause. More women reported psychosomatic complaints as opposed to vasomotor complaints. Compared to the premenopausal period, women during perimenopause experienced slightly, yet significantly decreased, levels of QOL. Multiple regression analysis demonstrated that the psychosomatic symptom category was the sole predictor of the QOL during perimenopause. In summary, psychosomatic symptoms occur most frequently and are most distressful for perimenopausal women in this study. It may be important to manage psychosomatic symptoms to improve the QOL for perimenopausal women.

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  • Suling Li & Karyn Holm & Meg Gulanick & Dorothy Lanuza, 2000. "Perimenopause and the Quality of Life," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 9(1), pages 6-23, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:9:y:2000:i:1:p:6-23
    DOI: 10.1177/105477380000900102
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