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The relationship between body image and quality of life in postmenopausal women: A correlational cross-sectional study

Authors :
Soheila Nazarpour
Masoumeh Simbar
Khadijeh Dodel Andarvar
Zahra Jafari Torkamani
Hamid Alavi Majd
Source :
Health Care for Women International. 43:1181-1196
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 2022.

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 (

Details

ISSN :
10964665 and 07399332
Volume :
43
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Health Care for Women International
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....c259e4b43c2708dd71286631389ae951
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2021.1908290