Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: May | Volume: 9 | Issue: 5 | Pages: 162-166
A Study on Comparison of Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) in Middle Aged Women of Amritsar, Punjab, India
Neha1, Shyamal Koley2
1Research Fellow, 2Professor and Head,
Department of Physiotherapy, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar -143005, Punjab, India
Corresponding Author: Shyamal Koley
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Menopausal period has an important role in the reproductive life of a woman and gives rise to many physical and mental problems. So, the present study was conducted to compare the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) in Middle Aged Women of Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Methods: The present study was conducted on a total of 802 middle aged women and was selected purposively as samples from Civil Hospital, Amritsar and Guru Nanak Dev Hospital, Amritsar, Punjab, India. On the basis of their menstruation regularities, these women were divided into two categories viz., pre-menopausal women (n=403) and post-menopausal women (n=399). The Menopause Rating score (MRS) questionnaire was used to measure the health related quality of life both in pre- and post-menopausal women. The questionnaire was completed during face-to-face interviews.
Results: Results of the present study showed that post-menopausal women had higher percentage (%) of Menopause Rating Score (MRS) viz., mild (12.53%), moderate (32.83%), severe (50.12%) and very severe symptoms (4.51%) as compared to their pre-menopausal counterparts (27.79%, 69.47%, 2.48% and 0.02% respectively). Statistically significant association (p<0.001) was found between menopause rating score and middle aged women of Amritsar.
Conclusion: The distribution of severity of menopausal symptom was different in both the groups. Post-menopausal women showed higher percentage in severity of symptoms as compared to their pre-menopausal counterparts.
Key words: Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Middle aged women, Amritsar.