Physical activity and its correlation with quality of life in perimenopausal women: A cross-sectional study.

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Abstract Overview

Background: Perimenopause is the phase where a women’s body naturally transits to menopause. It occurs around the late 40’s or early 50’s which is characterized by hormonal imbalance that leads to experiencing climacteric symptoms. Women’s perception of their quality of life is not only bound to symptom profile but also includes variety of circumstances like progressive aging, increasing family responsibilities, possible mid-life crises, socio-cultural factors. This has an impact on working women, and can cause an imbalance in the thick of work place and household demands.
Literature suggests, physical activity as a second which reduces perimenopausal symptoms and improves the quality of life. Hence, this study aims at assessing the levels of physical activity, evaluating the quality of life, and correlate physical activity with quality of life in perimenopausal women.

Objectives of the study: To assess the levels of physical activity in perimenopausal women, to evaluate quality of life and to correlate physical activity with quality of life in perimenopausal women.

Methods: In this study, 126 working women in the perimenopause stage, aged between 45-55years were included. STRAW criteria were used to screen the participants. The levels of physical activity were assessed by IPAQ-SF and quality of life was evaluated using Utain QOL.

Results: Majority of population engaged in high levels of physical activity (median-2079), experienced high quality of life (median-77). The correlation coefficient of 0.227 suggests a positive relationship between IPAQ scores and UQOL scores however the p-value of 0.11 suggests it is not statistically significant.

Interpretation & Conclusion: The observation in this study suggests that perimenopausal women were highly active and experienced good quality of life. Further research may be necessary to investigate the relationship or identify potential factors that could impact the outcomes.

Keywords: Physical activity, Perimenopause, Menopause Transition, Quality of Life, Menopausal Symptoms

Funding: None

Additional Authors

Name: Diana Rodrigues
Affiliation: M.S. Ramaiah College of Physiotherapy
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Study Type: Epidemiology
Subtheme: Implementation science
Population Group: Not Applicable
Setting: Workplace, Community

Submitting Author

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Sneha B
Post Graduate Student, Master of Physiotherapy-Community Health
M.S. Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore,560054
India

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