Impact of Menopause on Quality of Life in Community-based Women in China: 1 Year Follow-up

Abstract Quality of life (QOL) throughout menopause has become an outcome variable requiring measurement in clinical care. Staff nurses can provide earlier nursing during the menopausal transition (MT) stage. The purpose of this study was to describe the changes of QOL in different stages of the MT according to The Stages of Reproductive Aging Workshop (STRAW) in Chinese women in community settings. Prospective longitudinal study design was used to analyze QOL of 327 community women age 30–65 years old. They were followed up at 1-year. An instrument including the Chinese version of the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire was used to obtain data. A gradual decline in QOL was seen from premenopausal to menopausal transition (MT) and in postmenopausal women. Significant differences were observed in vasomotor, physical and sexual scores at baseline and follow-up ( P P P