Comparison of the Quality of Life and Post-traumatic Stress in Postmenopausaland Non-menopausal Women after Hysterectomy in Selected Hospitalsof Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2020

Zohreh Radmehr, Mahnaz Zarshenas, Maryam Keshavarz, Marzieh Akbarzadeh
In: Current Women s Health Reviews · 2022 · vol. 19(2) · doi:10.2174/1573404818666220505154823 · W4229018148
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Background: Hysterectomy is one of the most common gynecological surgeries that affect women's mental health and quality of life. Objective: This study aimed to investigate the correlation between the quality of life and posttraumatic stress in hysterectomized postmenopausal and non-menopausal women. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was conducted from August to December 2019 on hysterectomies postmenopausal and non-menopausal women. There were 77 subjects in each group with a mean age of 52.55 ± 1.098. They were selected via convenience sampling at Hazrat Zeinab (PBUH) and Shahid Dr. Faghihi Hospitals in Shiraz. They were evaluated in a two-month follow-up using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (Weiss & Marmar, 1997) and WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaires. Data were analyzed in SPSS-16 software using descriptive and inferential statistics (independent t-test, paired t-test, and Pearson or Spearman correlation coefficients). Results: Unlike the first stage of the study (before and a week after the surgery, P = 0.289), there was a significant negative relationship in the quality of life and post-traumatic stress between postmenopausal and non-menopausal women (P = 0.001) in the second stage (two months after the surgery). Hysterectomy increased the mean score of post-traumatic stress in postmenopausal and nonmenopausal women after the surgery (P = 0.179), while the quality of life improved and stress decreased two months later (P = 0.0001). Conclusion: Hysterectomy improved the quality of life in postmenopausal and significantly in nonmenopausal women. Hence, due to the correlation and significant negative relationship between post-traumatic stress and quality of life, midwives, families, and society need to pay attention to women’s quality of life.

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