Comparison of Climacteric Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Self-Care Attitudes before and during the COVID-19Pandemic

Author: Camila Oliveira SERRA ; Paula Mara GOMES LEITE ; Andréa Beatriz BEZERRA ; Laura FREITAS ; Lucas VERAS ; Marcela Deda COSTA ; Leila Luiza Conceição GONÇALVES ; Leonardo Yung dos SANTOS MACIEL
Publication Type:ORIGINAL ARTICLE
From:Journal of Menopausal Medicine 2022;28(1):17-24
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: 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.