Sleep and Quality of Life Among Postmenopausal Women

Study of Sleep Disturbances and Quality of Life Among Postmenopausal Women: A Cross-sectional Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the sleep quality and quality of life of the study population.

Natural menopause can be defined as the cessation of menses for twelve sequential months without physiological or pathologic causes, referring to the end of a woman's reproductive capability. There is considerable variation in reporting of menopausal symptoms by women all over the world in different studies. The most common psychological symptoms was physical, mental exhaustion and Sleep disturbances. Sleep quality is affected poorly during the menopausal transition, and 40-60% of menopausal women are suffering from sleep disturbances. The causes for sleep disorders in postmenopausal women can be divided broadly into psychological and physical. However, changes in sleep patterns after menopause are frequently the result of physical factors. Sleep quality and its effect on quality of life among postmenopausal women is vital topic and the previous Literatures in this topic are deficient. So, there is a need to study sleep quality and quality of life particularly in our population where women are less aware about menopausal symptoms.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Postmenopausal women aged 45-70 years, married, who experienced natural menopause confirmed by menstrual cessation for at least one year or a FSH level ≥40 IU/L .

Exclusion Criteria:

• women who

  1. single, widow or divorced.
  2. had an induced menopause
  3. underwent simple hysterectomy .
  4. receiving any kind of hormone therapy, antidepressants, or antipsychotics .
  5. had medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, cardiac disease, and thyroid disorders .
  6. had experienced any stressful events during the past year or had depressive disorders as they can mislead our results
  7. Patient refused to participate in this study.