Factors associated with the subjective well-being of middle-aged women seen in a climacteric outpatient clinic

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate factors associated with the subjective well-being of middle-aged women treated in a climacteric outpatient clinic Method: cross-sectional, analytical study. Data collected from October 2020 to January 2021 by phone. We used sociodemographic data, health and psychosocial conditions, Subjective Well-Being scale, Menopause Rating Scale, Cut Down/ Annoyed/Guilty/Eye Opened, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7. Results: 116 women participated in the study; in relation to Subjective Well-Being, the mean general index of middle-aged women was 3.24, 71.55% of them evaluate it as moderate, most (79.31%) have a moderate index of Satisfaction with Life and high rates of Negative Affect (51.72%). Variables of color and non-white race remained positively associated with Satisfaction with life and non-white race negatively associated with moderate symptoms of menopause. Women with a family income of one to two or two or more minimum wages and those who did not have depressive symptoms had greater Positive Affects in their lives. Women who experienced negative affect had severe menopausal symptoms, did not have leisure habits, and had depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms. Conclusion: these results offer subsidies to better understand women in this age group and the aspects related to their life and health.