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KMID : 1144220220280010017
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Journal of Menopausal Medicine
2022 Volume.28 No. 1 p.17 ~ p.24
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Comparison of Climacteric Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Self-Care Attitudes before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Serra Camila Oliveira
Leite Paula Mara Gomes
Bezerra Andrea Beatriz
Freitas Laura
Veras Lucas
Costa Marcela Deda
Goncalves Leila Luiza Conceicao
dos Santos Maciel Leonardo Yung
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Abstract
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Objectives: This study aimed to compare the climacteric symptoms, quality of life indices, and self-care attitudes in women before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between January 2020 and September 2021. The sample consisted of 342 climacteric women who were divided into two groups: before the pandemic (BP group; n = 62) and during the pandemic (DP group; n = 280). The Menopause Rating Scale and Women’s Health Questionnaire were used to measure the health-related quality of life and degree of climacteric symptoms reported by women.
Results: During the COVID-19 pandemic, women were able to decrease their somatic symptoms derived from the climacteric period (BP group: 7.84 ± 4.46, DP group: 5.94 ± 9.20; P = 0.003).
Conclusions: There was no worsening in the self-reported symptoms, quality of life, and self-care attitudes of climacteric women because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, only somatic symptoms decreased during the pandemic.
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KEYWORD
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Climacteric, COVID-19 pandemic, Menopause, Self-care
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