Health-related quality of life and resilience in peri- and postmenopausal women during Covid-19 confinement.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of confinement due to the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and resilience in peri- and postmenopausal women.

Material and methods

We used an online questionnaire which was sent between April 30th and May 13th, 2020 to women aged 40-70 years who were peri- or postmenopausal according to STRAW criteria. We used the 16-item Cervantes short-form scale (Cervantes-SF) to measure HRQoL, and the 14-item Wagnild and Young Resilience Scale (RS-14) to measure resilience. High scores on the Cervantes-SF indicate low HRQoL and high scores on the RS-14 indicate high levels of resilience. Covid-19 status, sociodemographic descriptors, and lifestyle variables were also evaluated.

Results

We included 2430 peri- an

SUBMITTER: Coronado PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521907 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature