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Devine, Heather; González, Andrés Almagro; Hardy, Mat

doi:10.1145/2034691.2034748

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“…Of those with severe symptoms, 64% reported an intention to reduce working hours, 47% intended to leave the workforce and 44% intended to leave their employing organisation. The organisation reported that it has a majority female workforce of 81.9%, slightly higher than the UK average (Devine & Foley, 2020) with 40.6% aged between 41 and 55 years suggesting 33% working through perimenopause and menopause.…”

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“…Menopause needs to be treated differently, firstly, menopause as an issue for a growing older workforce working longer and secondly menopause is an issue that includes everyone needs to know about. This organisation employed a majority female workforce of 81.9%, higher than the national average with 78% in healthcare settings followed by 70% in education (Devine & Foley, 2020). A third of this organisation's workforce (40.6%) are aged between 41 and 55 years and working through perimenopause and menopause.…”

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“…UK working women aged over 45 form the fastest growing workforce and Office for National Statistic (2021) estimated by mid‐2019 there would be over 7 million women aged 45–60 working and working one third of their lives with menopause (Lobo & Gompel, 2022). Noticeably, women adopt more roles in the caring professions like nursing, teaching, and care work (Devine & Foley, 2020). In the United Kingdom, it is reported that 89.3% registered nurses are female and 10.7%; male, with this higher percentage of female working past the age of 45 years and likely to experience to impact of menopause in the workplace (Royal Collage of Nursing, 2020).…”

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Menopause at work—An organisation‐based case study

Cronin,

Abbott,

Asiamah

et al. 2023

Nursing Open

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AimThe aim of the study was to explore and understand the organizational culture of a workplace in terms of support and well‐being for staff experiencing perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms at work.DesignIt is widely acknowledged that perimenopause and menopause symptoms are experienced by a large percentage of the female workforce. There is a lack of research into how nurses are supported through menopause (Cronin et al. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 42, 2021, 541–548). The perimenopause and menopause transition can be a challenging time where many may require symptom management and support (RCN, The Menopause and Work: Guidance for RCN Representatives, 2020). This paper presents a case study research (CSR) approach to examine one healthcare organization.MethodsCSR design was used: A survey distributed to all staff employed, a review of the available documentation on menopause and interviews with managers from different levels of the organization. The COREQ consolidated criteria was used for reporting the qualitative research reported this study.ResultsThe case study generated both quantitative and qualitative data using surveys, interviews and documentation. Data from the organization (n = 6905) showed a majority female workforce of 81.9% with 40.6% aged between 41 and 55 years old, meaning a third of the organization working through perimenopause and menopause. Survey responses (n = 167) collected biographical and psychometric data on the prevalence of perimenopausal and menopausal symptoms. Seven managers were interviewed highlighting two themes: Access to support and culture of menopause and 13 documents from the organization on menopause were analysed for content. The study design permitted an iterative approach to data collection and providing an in‐depth understanding of the needs and support for those experiencing perimenopause and menopause. The findings help healthcare organizations to understand their workforce and take in to account the larger numbers of female employees particularly nurses with the need to provide person‐centred support mechanisms and an organizational approach for all employees.

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Menopause at work—An organisation‐based case study

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Asiamah

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Nursing Open

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“…While the importance of tagged PDFs in accessibility has led to studies on generating tagged PDFs (Moore, 2009), other authors have focused on how to create accessible PDFs (Devine, Gonzalez, & Hardy, 2011) from Adobe and other applications. Flexible software architectures that automatically generate accessible PDF documents from tools such as Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Word have also been proposed (Darvishy et al, 2010;Darvishy et al, 2011).…”

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Nganji

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Library & Information Science Research

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“…Women make up the largest proportion of the international health workforce, with the largest representation in the nursing profession (Boniol et al, 2019). Noticeably women in the workforce adopt more roles in the caring professions (nursing, teaching and care work) with 79% of UK jobs in health and social care held by women (Devine & Foley, 2020); and in nursing the Royal College of Nursing (2020b) report 89.3% female registered nurses as opposed to 10.7% of men.…”

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Exploring digital interventions to facilitate coping and discomfort for nurses experiencing the menopause in the workplace: An international qualitative study

Cronin,

Bidwell,

Carey

et al. 2023

Journal of Advanced Nursing

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IntroductionThe global nursing workforce is predominantly female, with a large proportion working in the 45–55 age group. Menopause is a transition for all women, and; therefore needs recognition as it can impact work performance and consequently staff turnover.BackgroundWomen will go through the menopause, but not all women are affected. The menopause transition presents a range of signs and symptoms both physical and psychological which can impact the quality of life and individuals' work/life balance. The nursing workforce is predominantly women that will work through the menopause transition.ObjectivesThe study explored perspectives on digital health interventions as strategies to support menopausal women and to understand the requirements for designing health interventions for support in the workplace.DesignA qualitative explorative design.SettingsNurses working in a range of clinical settings in England, Finland, Denmark, New Zealand, Australia and USA.MethodsNurses (n = 48) participated in focus groups from six different countries from February 2020–June 2022 during the pandemic from a range of acute, primary care and education settings. Nurses were invited to participate to share their experiences. Thematic analysis was used.ResultsAll participants were able to describe the physical symptoms of menopause, with some cultural and possible hemisphere differences; more noticeable was the psychological burden of menopause and fatigue that is not always recognized. Four themes were identified: Managing symptoms in the workplace; Recognition in the workplace; Menopause interventions; and Expectation versus the invisible reality. These themes revealed information that can be translated for implementation into digital health interventions.ConclusionsManagers of nursing female staff in the menopausal age range need greater awareness, and menopause education should involve everyone. Finally, our results demonstrate design attributes suitable for inclusion in digital health strategies that are aligned with likely alleviation of some of the discomforts of menopause.Patient or public contributionNo patient or public contribution.

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Making accessible PDF documents

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Menopause at work—An organisation‐based case study

Menopause at work—An organisation‐based case study

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Exploring digital interventions to facilitate coping and discomfort for nurses experiencing the menopause in the workplace: An international qualitative study

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