Climacteric women at work: What lurks behind poor occupational quality of life?

Physical and psychological changes during menopausal transition may affect various aspects of everyday functioning including women's work ability and work productivity. Presence of menopausal symptoms has been well-acknowledged to negatively affect quality of life (QOL). However, data on factor...

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Published in:Health care for women international 2018-12, Vol.39 (12), p.1350-1365
Main Authors: Gazibara, Tatjana, Rancic, Biljana, Radovanovic, Sanja, Kurtagic, Ilma, Nurkovic, Selmina, Kovacevic, Nikolina, Dotlic, Jelena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Gynecology
Hormone replacement therapy
Illnesses
Inflammation
Insomnia
Menopausal women
Menopause
Middle age
Occupational health
Productivity
Prolapse
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Sociodemographics
Symptoms
Uterine prolapse
Womens health
Working women
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Summary:Physical and psychological changes during menopausal transition may affect various aspects of everyday functioning including women's work ability and work productivity. Presence of menopausal symptoms has been well-acknowledged to negatively affect quality of life (QOL). However, data on factors associated with occupational QOL among women at this period of life are lacking. The authors' purpose in this study was to evaluate factors affecting occupational QOL in a sample of employed mid-life women who are experiencing menopause. The authors performed a cross-sectional study among 335 employed women aged 40 to 65 years from Serbia. Socio-demographic questionnaire, Utian's Quality of Life Scale, and Beck's Depression Inventory were used in data collection. Women's average monthly household income and educational level were positively correlated, while having uterine prolapse was negatively associated with occupational QOL. Significant regression models assessing impact of gynecological illnesses and menopause-specific symptoms on occupational QOL (direct value and categories-below vs. above mean) showed that having insomnia, uterine prolapse, and genital inflammations may differentiate "good" from "poor" occupational QOL. Uterine prolapse, genital inflammation, and insomnia were associated with worse occupational QOL among working women in menopausal transition.
ISSN:0739-9332
1096-4665
DOI:10.1080/07399332.2018.1464573