A Study On Severity Of Menopausal Symptoms Among Perimenopausal Women In SelectedCommunity,Thrissur

Abstract

The present study  was aimed to assess the physiological and psychological changes among perimenopausal women in selected community,Thrissur.The objectives were toassess the severity of menopausal symptoms among perimenopausal women and to find the association betweem menopausal symptoms and selected baseline variables. The research approach was quantitative research approach and research design was non experimental descriptive design.Thedata was collected using structured questionnaire of baseline variables and modified menopause rating scale. The data was collected from 84 samples in Tholur Panchayath and observation was made by Modified Menopause Rating Scale. Study results showed majority53.57% of subjects belonged to severe – very severecategory,38.09% belonged to mild- moderate category, 8.3% belonged to asymptomatic category. The study results showed that there is a significant association between menopausal symptoms with occupationalstatus, exercise, number of children and gynecological conditions.