J Menopausal Med.  2017 Apr;23(1):5-14. 10.6118/jmm.2017.23.1.5.

Effect of Feelings of Guilt and Shame on Life Quality of Women in Menopause

• Zivdir P
• Sohbet R

• KMID: 2378219
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6118/jmm.2017.23.1.5

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
Current study was conducted between September 2014 and January 2015 in Gaziantep proviency Åžehitkamil town Åžirinevler district. Purpose of the study is to measure changes experienced, point of view on menopause, and life style of women who are older than 40, living in said district, and within post-menopause and how these factors effected their feelings of guilt and shame.
METHODS
Out of universe consisting of 800 women, 500 participants have joined the study. Data collected by personal information form, Guilt-Shame scales, and World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) scales. SPSS 18 was used to conduct statistical analysis.
RESULTS
Analysis indicated that 78.6% of the participants was not literate, 37.8% of the participants were was subjected to domestic violence. Fifty-five percent of the participants were found to see menopause as a predicament, 45.4% as a disease, and 56% as infertility. Results of scales are as follows; guilt factor 48.95 ± 0.37, shame factor 44.89 ± 0.27, body 10.64 ± 0.42, mental 10.96 ± 0.39, social 11.12 ± 0.49, environment 10.84 ± 0.37.
CONCLUSIONS
No significant correlation found between Guilt: body, mental, social, and environmental area (P < 0.05). It was found that there is a significant correlation between the thought that menopause is not a bad thing and the perceived guilt (P < 0.001). Results of analyses indicate that information about menopause significantly correlates between perceived guilt (P < 0.05). Current study found that as perceived shame and guild increases, the life quality of the sample decreases and the average life quality of the sample is below average.

Keyword

Guilt; Menopause; Quality of life; Shame; Women's health

MeSH Terms

Domestic Violence
Female
Guilt*
Humans
Infertility
Life Style
Menopause*
Postmenopause
Quality of Life*
Shame*
Weights and Measures
Women's Health
World Health Organization

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