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Health Care for Women International Volume 43, 2022 - Issue 10-11
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The relationship between body image and quality of life in postmenopausal women: A correlational cross-sectional study

Soheila Nazarpoura Department of Midwifery, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4232-6020
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Masoumeh Simbarb Midwifery and Reproductive Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;c Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Khadijeh Dodel Andarvarc Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Zahra Jafari Torkamanic Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Hamid Alavi Majdd Department of Biostatistics, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 1181-1196 | Received 29 Nov 2020, Accepted 22 Mar 2021, Published online: 25 Aug 2022
 
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Abstract

The relationship between body image (BI) and quality of life (QoL) among postmenopausal women was assessed in this study. This correlational cross-sectional study was conducted on 320 postmenopausal women in Tehran-Iran. The participants were selected using a multistage sampling method. Data was collected using the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, the Fisher’s body image questionnaire, and a socio-demographic questionnaire. Total score and score of all domains of QoL had a significant positive correlation with total score and score of all dimensions of BI and BI was a predictor of QoL (p < 0.001). Therefore, women health policies should concentrate on BI improvement for promoting QoL during menopause.

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