Postmenopausal Duration Shows No Significant Impact on Housewives' Posture or Functional Activity, Study Finds
A comparative study involving forty-two postmenopausal housewives, aged between fifty and sixty-five years, has concluded that the duration since entering menopause does not significantly affect their postural alignment, functional capacity, depressive symptoms, or health-related quality of life. The research, published in the Bulletin of Faculty of Physical Therapy, divided participants into two groups: an early postmenopausal cohort (two to seven years postmenopause) and a late postmenopausal cohort (eight or more years). Comprehensive evaluations, including New York Posture Rating scores, Beck Depression Inventory measures, Nottingham Health Profile scores, bilateral handgrip strength, Timed Up and Go times, and Five Times Sit to Stand durations, revealed no statistically significant differences between the two groups. The only notable difference was in the most time-consuming domestic chore, with early postmenopausal women spending more time cleaning and late postmenopausal women spending more time coo...
