Investigating the Relationship between Menopause Specific Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support among Postmenopausal Women in Iran

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between Menopause Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL), Perceived Social Support (PSS) and factors associated with MENQOL among a group of Iranian Postmenopausal women in 2018. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study 410 of Postmenopausal Iranian women in Neyshabur are examined. QOL was assessed using MENQOL questionnaire, and social support was assessed through administration of a modified Sarason's Social Support Questionnaire. The data were analyzed through conduction of a Pearson correlation coefficient and Linear regression analysis using SPSS software package 20. RESULTS: It was found that the average age of PMW was 53.92 ± 3.86 years. The total scores of the QOL ranged from 10 to 30, with a mean of 37.83 (SD = 12.9). Mean scores of Sexual, psychological, physical, and Vasomotor domain of QOL were 12.55 ± 6.96, 14.66 ± 2.20, 18.11 ± 1.85, 12.02 ± 4.93. Perceived social support was positively correlated with the overall QOL (r = 0.68; P ≤ 0.001). Moreover, perceived social support was associated with Vasomotor (r = .55, p ≤ .001), Psychosocial (r = .65, p ≤.001), Physical (r = .59, p ≤ .001), Sexual (r = .48, p ≤ .001) subscales of QOL. CONCLUSIONS: The results of the current study showed a significant relationship between perceived social support and QOL in PMW. Further research is suggested to investigate other variables among PMW in Iran.