Assessment of Psychological Problems In Menopause Women And Relationship’s Between Individual And Social Characteristic And Menopausal Symptoms In Referred To Tabriz Educational HospitalS In 2005-2006

menopause is period that fertility changed to infertility. Symptoms like hot flashes and night sweating , atrophic vaginitis , osteoporosis increase of heart disease and possibility of depression result from menopause and cessation of mense . menopausal symptoms may cause depression but existence of a relationship between menopausal symptoms and psychological problems is doubtful . therefore this research is done with the objective of assessing the relationship between individual and social characteristic , menopausal symptoms and psychological problems in postmenopausal women.

Methods and materials :

in this descriptive correlation research 500 menopausal women who referred to tabriz gynecologic clinics were studied. They had no history of psychiatric disorder, smoking and use of narcotics, hysterectomy or oophorectomy . evaluation for BMI , BP, laboratory test , pelvic and breast examination, beck depression, zong anxiety . questionnaire were done at first. Demographic characteristics, Cassidy social support, uzeng self – steem by interview and menopausal symptoms . data were analyzed by utilizing T test , pearson correlation , one way ANOVA with spss soft ware .

Results :

finding showed that the mean age and depression score 59.2±10.4 years and 19.43±7.94 respectivly . more than of women have moderate depression 68% and only 24% of them were under consultation and treatment . 54% participants reported anxiety 72.5 % hot flash , 80% bone pain ,27% breast pain , 51 % headache , 64 % memory distribution 78% numbness , 58% skin crewls, 46.4 urinary incontinence ,40 % dysparonia, 84 %complained of low sexual desire. There was significant relationship between mean of depression score and menopausal symptoms , family income , number offspring and sexual hormones (P<0/12) but with mean duration of amenorrea and social support was no significant (P<0/01 ) .

Conclusion:

according to the result of this research, depression and excitement and memory distribution were complication of menopausal period. That between some of individual and social characteristic menopause women have direct relationship. Then investigation menopausal women is important for prevention of psychological complications and improving quality of life and social health .