Abstract

GARCIA SANCHEZ, Iraimis  and  NAVARRO DESPAIGNE, Daysi. Influence of family environment in climateric woman. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.2, pp. 143-154. ISSN 0864-2125.

Introduction: despite the significant role of family, there are not much reports relative to the likely influence of climateric on the family environment, as well as the family functioning on the intensity of climateric syndrome. Objective: to describe the above mentioned functioning and to identify its influence on the clinical manifestations of climateric. Methods: a cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted including permanent female patients of the No. 4 consulting room of the "Rampa" polyclinic aged 40 and 59 whose family is monoparental. By means of a questionnaire it was possible to identify the presence of chronic affections and its risk factors, as well as the climateric syndrome intensity, Also, the fulfilment of basic functions of families was identified, as well as the dynamics of its internal relations and the perception of family performance. Authors used the frequency and average, t-Student test (value > 0,05) to establish differences among groups. Results: group included white women, workers, in perimenopause stage, climateric syndrome of very slight or slight intensity. The family environment was not functional (with risk + dysfunctional) in the 77 % of families independently of woman climateric stage and of climateric syndrome intensity. Failure to fulfill the economic role was of 38 % of women. Conclusions: loss of economic role was the factor with a great negative impact on the family performance. It was not demonstrated that postmenopause influence in above mentioned performance.

Keywords : Family performance; menopause; climateric syndrome; mean age; family.