Women's experiences in the transition to menopause: a qualitative research.

Background: Around the time of transition to menopausal period, women experience mental, and psychological disorders that require adequate attention to these symptoms. This study aimed to explore the experiences of women in the face of premenopausal symptoms.Methods: This qualitative study was condu...

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Publicado en:BMC Women's Health Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9
Autores principales: Refaei, Mansoureh, Mardanpour, Soraya, Masoumi, Seyedeh Zahra, Parsa, Parisa
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: BioMed Central 2/26/2022
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          Refaei, Mansoureh
          Mardanpour, Soraya
          Masoumi, Seyedeh Zahra
          Parsa, Parisa
        affil: Department of Mother and Child Health, Mother and Child Care Research Center, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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          Women's Health
          Life Experiences
          Premenopause
          Perimenopausal Symptoms
          Human
          Iran
          Qualitative Studies
          Content Analysis
          Semi-Structured Interview
          Menstruation
          Purposive Sample
          Data Analysis Software
          Female
          Middle Age
          Health Facilities
          Middle Aged: 45-64 years
          Female
      ab: Background: Around the time of transition to menopausal period, women experience mental, and psychological disorders that require adequate attention to these symptoms. This study aimed to explore the experiences of women in the face of premenopausal symptoms.Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using a content analysis method in Javanrood, Iran, in 2020. The data were collected through in-depth semi-structured face to face interviews with 16 premenopausal using interview guide in a private room in comprehensive health centers. The women inclusion criteria were approaching menopause, having irregular menstruation, and having no disease or medication that affects menstruation. Furthermore, the exclusion criteria were the absence of menstruation for more than 12 months, and the women's refusal to continue the interview. The participants were selected using purposive sampling and sampling continued until data saturation. The collected data were analyzed with MAXQDA10 software following the multi-step method proposed by Graneheim and Lundman.Results: The participants' mean age was 47 ± 2.98 years. The data analysis revealed 5 categories including: "menopause and aging", "life transformation", confrontation of fear and hope", "life adjustment", and "need to facilitate the transition time".Conclusion: This study suggested the women's experience of the transition to menopause was characterized by the fear of the future and its consequences and the need for reassurance about it. Besides, the women sought solutions to their problems in health care providers, peers, and the family.
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