Evaluation of health-related quality of life of women living in a city center in the east of Turkey

Nüket Paksoy ERBAYDAR; Nazmi BİLİR; Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE; Songül VAİZOĞLU; Dilek ASLAN

Makale detayları

Evaluation of health-related quality of life of women living in a city center in the east of Turkey

Yazarlar:

Nüket Paksoy ERBAYDAR | Nazmi BİLİR | Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE | Songül VAİZOĞLU | Dilek ASLAN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2011 Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.307-316

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2011

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000754786

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

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Özet:

 

To evaluate the health-related quality of life of women living in Van city center by SF-36 and its association with the women's characteristics.   Materials and methods: The women (n = 1527) answered a questionnaire through a face-to-face interview, and some measurements were made. The variations of physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) of SF-36 were investigated by non-parametric tests, and by linear regression analysis.   Results: The percentage of early marriages among married women was 55.6. Number of pregnancies per married woman was 4.5 ± 2.8, the lowest mean in vitality (44.0 ± 20.6) and the highest mean in physical functioning (73.2 ± 28.2) components of SF-36. The women's means on PCS was 43.7 ± 11.4, and on MCS was 37.2 ± 8.9. In regression analysis, the age of marriage, the number of live births, and presence of still birth-spontaneous miscarriage, and BMI were associated with PCS; the age of marriage, smoking cigarette, physical exercise and BMI were associated with MCS.  Conclusion: Policies to improve the status of women and interventions for reproductive health and for promotion of healthy behavior are needed to enhance the HRQOL of women living in the city of Van.

 

To evaluate the health-related quality of life of women living in Van city center by SF-36 and its association with the women's characteristics.   Materials and methods: The women (n = 1527) answered a questionnaire through a face-to-face interview, and some measurements were made. The variations of physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) of SF-36 were investigated by non-parametric tests, and by linear regression analysis.   Results: The percentage of early marriages among married women was 55.6. Number of pregnancies per married woman was 4.5 ± 2.8, the lowest mean in vitality (44.0 ± 20.6) and the highest mean in physical functioning (73.2 ± 28.2) components of SF-36. The women's means on PCS was 43.7 ± 11.4, and on MCS was 37.2 ± 8.9. In regression analysis, the age of marriage, the number of live births, and presence of still birth-spontaneous miscarriage, and BMI were associated with PCS; the age of marriage, smoking cigarette, physical exercise and BMI were associated with MCS.  Conclusion: Policies to improve the status of women and interventions for reproductive health and for promotion of healthy behavior are needed to enhance the HRQOL of women living in the city of Van.

Makale detayları

Evaluation of health-related quality of life of women living in a city center in the east of Turkey

Yazarlar:

Nüket Paksoy ERBAYDAR | Nazmi BİLİR | Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE | Songül VAİZOĞLU | Dilek ASLAN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2011 Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.307-316

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2011

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000754786

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144

Key words: Women

Health related quality of life

SF-36

Sayı

Makale detayları

Evaluation of health-related quality of life of women living in a city center in the east of Turkey

Yazarlar: Nüket Paksoy ERBAYDAR | Nazmi BİLİR | Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE | Songül VAİZOĞLU | Dilek ASLAN

Yayıncı: TUBITAK

Dergi: Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2011 Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.307-316

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2011

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2000754786

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 1303-6165

pISSN: 1300-0144

Key words: Women

Health related quality of life

SF-36

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Nüket Paksoy ERBAYDAR | Nazmi BİLİR | Lütfiye Hilal ÖZCEBE | Songül VAİZOĞLU | Dilek ASLAN

Yayıncı:

TUBITAK

Dergi:

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences 2011 Vol.41 Issue 2, pp.307-316

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2011

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2000754786

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

1303-6165

pISSN:

1300-0144