关键词: 绝经, 绝经相关症状, 健康相关生活质量, 量表, 综述

Abstract: The nature of menopause is the decline of ovarian function，which causes insufficient estrogen secretion and leads to the occurrence of vasomotor symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats，genitourinary tract atrophy and psychological symptoms，as well as increases the risk of chronic diseases such as osteoporosis and metabolic disorders. Health-related quality of life refers to the relationship among individual's physical health，mental health and social functions in different cultures and value systems. Menopausal women have a higher incidence of menopausal symptoms that to some extent impair their quality of life. Therefore，it is of critical significance to evaluate the impact of menopausal symptoms on health-related quality of life among menopausal women. The most commonly used scales for menopausal health-related quality of life are the Greene Climacteric Scale（GCS），the MOS 36 Item Short Form Health Survey（SF-36），Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire（MENQOL） and Menopause Rating Scale（MRS）. All scales have their own advantages and limitations. This paper reviews relevant research results of scales for menopausal health-related quality of life at home and abroad to summarize and compare their effectiveness，deficiencies and applications，in order to provide a reference for the timely，accurate，and comprehensive assessment of menopausal women clinically，and provide ideas for related research and applications. By comparison，this article finds that MRS and GCS are less widely used in China，and MENQOL can be used alone for the assessment of menopausal symptoms and health-related quality of life among menopausal women. The SF-36 needs to be combined with the Modified Kupperman Index Scale to evaluate both comprehensively.

Key words: Menopause, Menopausal symptoms, Health-related quality of life, Scale, Review