THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATERIC EXPRESSION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS: CONTRIBUTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES FROM THE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN IN THE MENOPAUUSE OF THE INSTITUTO PARAIBANO OF AGING

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v9i7.10740

Keywords:

Climacteric. Menopause. Quality of life. Women's Health.

Abstract

This article identified the relationship between climacteric expression and psychosocial factors. It presented means that can improve coping with this phase of women's lives. It carried out field research with a quantitative approach with elderly women. It investigated the most prevalent symptoms during menopause/menopause and analyzed the association of these symptoms with perceptions of symptoms and quality of life through inferential statistics. In the field study, the sample profile was characterized by women aged 55 to 64 years, white, Catholic, married with children, with higher education level, retired, menopause for more than five years (73.0%). Climacteric and menopause symptoms impact a woman's quality of life. The lack of preparation to face this stage of life can intensify the adverse effects that interfere with the female psychosocial context, expressed in the development of mental pathologies, dysfunction in the family and social system, and sexual satisfaction.

Author Biographies

Maria Socorro Albuquerque Cadeira, Universidade Federal da Paraiba

Mestre em Gerontologia pelo Programa Mestrado Profissional em Gerontologia - Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB. 

Gilka Paiva Oliveira Costa, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Doutora em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte.

Naylla Duarte Queiroga, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Mestre em Planejamento e Dinâmicas Territoriais no Semiárido da UERN.

 

Published

2023-08-28

How to Cite

Cadeira, M. S. A., Costa, G. P. O., & Queiroga, N. D. (2023). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIMATERIC EXPRESSION AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS: CONTRIBUTIONS AND POSSIBILITIES FROM THE ANALYSIS OF WOMEN IN THE MENOPAUUSE OF THE INSTITUTO PARAIBANO OF AGING. Revista Ibero-Americana De Humanidades, Ciências E Educação, 9(7), 1625–1635. https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v9i7.10740