Women’s experiences and expectations during the menopause transition: a systematic qualitative narrative review DOI Creative Commons

Katrina Wood,

Simone McCarthy, Hannah Pitt

и другие.

Health Promotion International, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 40(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

There is an increased research focus on the menopause transition. However, this literature still largely focused quantitatively surveying women about their symptoms, with less qualitative women's lived experiences of menopause. This includes impact daily lives, how they seek information and support, perceptions societal attitudes towards article presents a narrative review studies (2014-24) conducted aged 45-60 years that experience Four themes were constructed from 12 papers using reflexive thematic analysis. Menopause was considered natural normal part ageing process, many positives, including new beginnings elevating status as elders in communities. some found challenging context other factors occurring midlife. included lack access to symptoms what experiencing. Specific challenges related mood changes also impacted identity social connections others. Women's negative influenced by stigma gendered stereotypes ageing. Improving theoretical methodological quality coherence research, independent funding for these studies, would strengthen relating As well individual determinants experiences, it important considers framing menopause, economic, commercial, political may intersect influence

Язык: Английский

Women’s experiences and expectations during the menopause transition: a systematic qualitative narrative review DOI Creative Commons

Katrina Wood,

Simone McCarthy, Hannah Pitt

и другие.

Health Promotion International, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 40(1)

Опубликована: Янв. 17, 2025

There is an increased research focus on the menopause transition. However, this literature still largely focused quantitatively surveying women about their symptoms, with less qualitative women's lived experiences of menopause. This includes impact daily lives, how they seek information and support, perceptions societal attitudes towards article presents a narrative review studies (2014-24) conducted aged 45-60 years that experience Four themes were constructed from 12 papers using reflexive thematic analysis. Menopause was considered natural normal part ageing process, many positives, including new beginnings elevating status as elders in communities. some found challenging context other factors occurring midlife. included lack access to symptoms what experiencing. Specific challenges related mood changes also impacted identity social connections others. Women's negative influenced by stigma gendered stereotypes ageing. Improving theoretical methodological quality coherence research, independent funding for these studies, would strengthen relating As well individual determinants experiences, it important considers framing menopause, economic, commercial, political may intersect influence

Язык: Английский

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