Calidad de vida en mujeres menopausicas con y sin terapia de reemplazo hormonal

Abstract

Background: The medicine's advance has increased the life expectancy when being born and the growth of the greater population of 60 years, being increasing the women in menopause stage. Objective: To study the quality of life (QL) in menopause's women with and without hormonal therapy. Method: An investigation of comparative and applied type was settle down, with nonexperimental, contemporary transeccional and field design, where was included a sample of 200 patients with diagnosis of menopause. To these patients was be applied a questionnaire of QL, SF-36 and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). Results: It was a significant differences (p<0.05) in the presence of physical pain and highly significant differences (p<0.01) respect to the somatic, psychological and urogenitals symptoms in the nontreated patients when comparing them with those who received TRH. Conclusion: Patient under TRH perceives a greater specific QL with respect to the patients who do not receive it, presenting less severe somatic or psychological symptoms.