Body image, mood and quality of life

OBJECTIVE: To characterize body image, mood and quality of life in postmenopausal women who seek dermatological physiotherapy, dermatology and aesthetic medicine care. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cross-sectional study with 46 women who sought aesthetic care in three locations in the city of Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil. Sociodemographic and health data were collected. The following tools were used: Geriatric Depression Scale GDS-15, Quality of life questionnaire WHOQOL-bref and Scale of Stunkard silhouettes. In order to evaluate the association between the variables, the correlation coefficients Pearson or Spearman were used. The level of significance was 5% p≤0.05. Analyses were performed using SPSS version 18.0. RESULTS: It was found that most participants are dissatisfied with their body image, have a high level of satisfaction with their quality of life and have no depressive symptoms. CONCLUSION: In this study the participants' satisfaction with body image is associated with better quality of life, less likely to have depressive symptoms, lower body mass index and increased personal and family income.