The Relationship between Body Fat Distribution and Postmenopausal and Menopausal Women’s Quality of Life

Introduction: Considering the issue in the population of postmenopausal women, no study has been conducted in Iran so far on the relationship between body fat distribution and quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between body fat distribution and quality of life in menopausal women.Methods: The present descriptive study was conducted on 250 premenopausal and menopausal women aged 40-65 years. Samples were selected by a multi-stage random sampling method. Data were collected through a two-part questionnaire including demographic variables and a questionnaire on the postmenopausal women’s life quality in health centers. The data were analyzed using Statistical tests, distribution, frequency percentage mean score, Standard deviation, and independent sample t-tests.Results: The mean age of participants was 55.17 years. There was a statistically significant difference between the two forms of body fat distribution in the vasomotor domain (p = 0.021), the physical domain (p = 0.044), and the sexual domain (p = 0.001), but no statistically significant difference was observed for the psychological domain (p = 0.148).Conclusion: The results of the present study showed a significant difference in some aspects of the postmenopausal women’s life quality with pear-shaped and gynoid fat distribution

Comparing Anxiety and Depression among Midwives and Nurses Working in Pediatric Wards and Other Clinical Settings during the Covid-19 Outbreak

Background: This study aims to compare the COVID-related anxiety and depression between Midwives and nurses working in pediatric wars and the other clinical settings during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods: Random sampling method was implemented for sample selection. Modified Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was used to measure anxiety and depression related to COVID-19; and the data was analyzed through linear regression. Results: In this study, 88.6% of the participants were female and the mean age of nurses was 30.41 ± 6.59 years. 36.4% of the nurses were midwives, 35% were pediatric nurses and the rest were other nurses. The mean and standard deviation of anxiety and depression scores were 12.76 ± 7.75 and 1.78 ± 2.27, respectively. 92.9% of the participants were anxious and 11.4% were depressed. The variables of marital status and sports activity had a significant effect on nurses' depression scores. Conclusion: Anxiety and depression scores were not significantly different among the treatment staff. The prevalence of COVID-19 anxiety was high among hospital staff in Iran and the prevalence of depression was moderate, which can have detrimental effects on the quality of care provided by nurses and midwives to the patient