Record Details     « New Search       Brief Record Full Record MARC Record     Bibliographic Data Control Number 370925 Date and Time of Latest Transaction 20201212060927.AM General Information 201212s |||||||||b ||00||| Cataloging Source DOST-PCHRD Main Entry - Personal Name Sun-Cua, Alice M. Title Statement A survey of the quality of life of Filipino women in the perimenopausal period using a validated women's health questionnaire, Filipino-version Physical Description 0 Summary, Etc. PARTICIPANTS: Two hundred seventy nine Filipino women, 43-48 years old, were included in the study. OBJECTIVES: The General Objective was to examine the quality of life of Filipino perimenopausal women aged 43 to 48 years using a validated Women's Health Questionnaire, a health Quality of Life instrument for perimenopausal women. Specific Objectives were (1) to culturally validate the Women's Health Questionnaire in its different domains, and (2) to describe the impact of menopausal symptoms on the quality of life of Filipino women using this instrument after the validating process. SETTING: San Juan de Dios Hospital, Pasay City DESIGN: Cross-sectional Instrumentation: Women's Health Questionnaire in English and Filipino. DATA COLLECTION METHODS: Opportunistic recruitment of women consulting at the OPD clinics of pay and service departments, companions of these women, watchers of in-patients, hospital staff, college staff. DATA ANALYSIS: Using STATA 7, imputation was done for missing data. Factor analysis and varimax rotation were done to determine under which domains the answers loaded. RESULTS: Content and construct validity were confirmed. Reliability was established with a high Cronbach alpha for internal consistency or homogeneity. Three domains emerged: Physical Somatic, Vasomotor, and Emotional/Anxiety. A separate analysis of the global some of well-being of the women showed that quality of life was high, in spite of the presence of physical, vasomotor, and emotional symptoms. CONCLUSION: The translated Filipino version of the Women's Health Questionnaire is a valid and reliable tool to assess the health-Quality of Life of Filipino women 43-48 old. Half of them experienced physical, vasomotor, and emotional symptoms secondary to hormonal fluctuations expected in their age group, but overall they were satisfied with the quality of their lives, based on the very high scores particularly in the questions pertaining to Global Sense of Well-Being. Filipino perimenopausal women are not overly concerned with the menopausal transition, and view the change in a positive light. (Author) Subject Added Entry - Topical Term QUALITY OF LIFE =650 04WOMEN =650 04MENOPAUSE =650 04CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES   SAN JUAN DE DIOS HOSPITAL =650 04FILIPINO =650 04WHO-FILIPINO VERSION =650 04PERIMENOPAUSAL PERIOD =650 04PERIMENOPAUSAL WOMEN =650 04WOMEN'S HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE =650 04MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS   QUALITY OF LIFE =650 04WOMEN =650 04MENOPAUSE =650 04CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES           Physical Location           Digital Copy Not Available          Add to Book Cart  |   Download MARC