Calidad de vida durante el climaterio en la población del Centro de Salud No1, Azogues 2020

Abstract

Background: climate or menopause is the lifespan of a woman in which she experiences certain alterations arising from the decrease in estrogen and progesterone, causing important physical, psychological and social changes that affect her quality of life. Objective: determine the quality of life during the climate in the population of the No. 1 health centre in the city of Azogues during the period from january - july 2020. Method and Materials: descriptive cross-sectional study with quality of life analysis of women who attended the Health Center No.1. The universe consisted of 2658 women aged 45 to 55; the sample was calculated according to the formula for finite population., with a sample of 369 participants selected for convenience. The specific QUALITY of Life questionnaire in menopause MENQOL, and validated MRS (1) was applied. The data was entered into the SPSS 24 program and presented through simple tables and bar charts, with frequency and percentage analysis.. Results: 64.8% correspond to the age group of women between 45 and 49 years of age, with an incomplete secondary education level (26.3%), 39.3% had a diagnosis of perimenopause, 37.7% in postmenopause and 23% were in premenopause. The studied population presented greater loss of quality of life when the deterioration increased in the psychosocial (4 ± 1.52) and physical (4.14 ± 1.46) areas. Conclusion: Characterizing the climacteric symptoms and their behavior throughout the menopausal states allows establishing prevention and intervention measures that improve the quality of life of women at this stage. Key words: Quality. Life. Climate.