INVESTIGATING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEVERITY OF MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN REFERRING TO WOMEN CLINICS OF FATEMIYEH HOSPITAL IN HAMADAN, 2016

Considering the fact that women's physical, emotional and psychological safety in society is considered as an important factor in the stability of family and society, this study aimed to evaluate the relationship between domestic violence and severity of menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women. Women of menopausal age make up the majority of women in our society. This descriptive-cross sectional study is conducted on 356 of postmenopausal women referring to Fatemiyeh who had inclusion criteria by sampling method. The questionnaires used in this study were demographic variables, the standard questionnaire on violence against women and the questionnaire of SF-36 standard of quality of life and Greene Climacteric Symptoms Scale. Data analysis was performed using descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation and frequency distribution tables) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation test and one way ANOVA) were performed. The results showed that the severity of menopausal symptoms is increased by increasing the four dimensions of violence (psychological, economic, physical and sexual) and the quality of life is reduced by increasing psychological and physical violence (P