Clinical Profile of Menopause Women in Batam, Makassar, and Surabaya

Nadira Zahra Maulidya Permana; Pudji Lestari; Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar; Indra Yuliati

doi:10.24198/obgynia/v6n1.450

Clinical Profile of Menopause Women in Batam, Makassar, and Surabaya

Nadira Zahra Maulidya Permana,⁽¹⁾ Pudji Lestari,^(2*) Muhammad Ilham Aldika Akbar,⁽³⁾ Indra Yuliati,⁽⁴⁾

(1) Medical Programme, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
(2) Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
(3) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
(4) Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Objective:This study aimed to find out the clinical profile of menopause women aged 45-65 years old in Batam, Makassar, and Surabaya.
Methods: This study was an observational descriptive study using total sampling. This research was obtained from primary data, which obtained from women aged 45-65 years using an instrument in the form of a questionnaire. During the data collection period from February to July 2022 with a total of 75 menopause sample. The clinical changes data collected was menopause symptoms which assessed using Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). The data analyzed using Microsoft® Excel 2021 and presented in a form of table and diagram.
Result: The most prevalent symptoms experienced by the sample of menopause women in Batam, Makassar, and Surabaya were physical and mental exhaustion as much as 63 samples (84%), followed by joint and muscular discomfort as much as 61 samples (81,33%), and sexual problems with a total of 52 samples (69,33%).
Conclusions: The starting age of menopause of most of the sample were 45-55 years old. Most of the sample experienced physical and mental exhaustion and they experienced mild symptoms due to sociodemographic factors. Based on this research, it was found that education plays an important role to increase the awareness of menopause women regarding the symptoms and how to cope with it.

Profil Klinis Wanita Menopause di Batam, Makassar, dan Surabaya

Abstrak
Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui profil klinis dari wanita perimenopause dan menopause berumur 45-65 tahun di Batam, Makassar, dan Surabaya.
Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif observasional dengan menggunakan total sampling. Penelitian ini diperoleh dari data primer yang diperoleh dari wanita usia 45-65 tahun dengan menggunakan kuesioner. Selama periode pengumpulan data dari Februari sampai Juli 2022, terdapat 75 sampel menopause. Data perubahan klinis yang digunakan adalah gejala menopause yang dinilai menggunakan Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). Data dianalisis menggunakan Microsoft® Excel 2021 dan disajikan dalam bentuk tabel dan diagram.
Hasil: Gejala yang paling banyak dialami sampel wanita menopause di Batam, Makassar, dan Surabaya adalah kelelahan fisik dan mental sebanyak 63 sampel (84%), diikuti ketidaknyamanan sendi dan otot sebanyak 61 sampel (81,33%), dan masalah seksual sebanyak 52 (69,33%) sampel.
Kesimpulan: Usia dimulainya menopause pada sebagian besar sampel adalah 45-55 tahun. Sebagian besar sampel mengalami gejala kelelahan fisik dan mental dan gejala yang dialami ringan karena faktor sosiodemografi. Berdasarkan penelitian ini ditemukan bahwa pendidikan berperan penting dalam meningkatkan kesadaran wanita menopause terkait gejala yang muncul dan cara mengatasinya.

Kata kunci: Menopause, Kualitas hidup menopause, Skala Penilaian Menopause, Gejala menopause, Perimenopause

Keywords

Menopause; Menopause quality of life; Menopause Rating Scale (MRS); Menopause symptoms; Perimenopause symptoms

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.24198/obgynia/v6n1.450