Voices From the Hilo Women's Health Study: Talking Story About Menopause.

Our purpose in conducting this qualitative study was to examine how a multiethnic sample of women living in Hilo, Hawai’i, describe menopause. Interviews were conducted with 185 pre-, peri-, and post-menopausal women aged 45 to 55. We found that pre-menopausal women felt anxious compared with peri-...

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Publicado en:	Health Care for Women International Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 529 - 549
Autores principales:	Morrison, Lynn A., Brown, Daniel E., Sievert, Lynnette L., Reza, Angela, Rahberg, Nichole, Mills, Phoebe, Goodloe, Amber
Formato:	research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd May2014
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Sumario:	Our purpose in conducting this qualitative study was to examine how a multiethnic sample of women living in Hilo, Hawai’i, describe menopause. Interviews were conducted with 185 pre-, peri-, and post-menopausal women aged 45 to 55. We found that pre-menopausal women felt anxious compared with peri- and post-menopausal women's more affirmative attitudes of increasing confidence and freedom in this new cycle of life. A dominant theme was the construction of a post-menstrual identity. Peri-and post-menopausal women's attitudes were not biomedically oriented. Local culture and the island lifestyle may provide a positive atmosphere for women going through menopause.