Premenstrual Syndrome and Dysmenorrhea: Urban-Rural and Multiethnic Differences in Perception, Impacts, and Treatment Seeking

Wong, Li Ping

doi:10.1016/j.jpag.2011.03.009

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“…For example, in the United States, up to 86% of women with dysmenorrhea do not seek health care from clinicians (Banikarim, Chacko, & Kelder, 2000; Chen, Kwekkeboom, & Ward, 2016; O’Connell, Davis, & Westhoff, 2006; White & Wildman, 1986). Similar findings have been reported in studies done in recent and older studies the United Kingdom (Hewison & van den Akker, 1996), Malaysia (Wong, 2011), Japan (Tanaka et al, 2013), Hong Kong (Chan, Yiu, Yuen, Sahota, & Chung, 2009), Taiwan (Chiu, Wang, Hsu, & Liu, 2013) and Nigeria (Nwankwo, Aniebue, & Aniebue, 2010). …”

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Reasons women do not seek health care for dysmenorrhea

Chen

Shieh

Draucker

et al. 2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Reasons women do not seek health care for dysmenorrhea

Chen

Shieh

Draucker

et al. 2017

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…In the current study, we explored the role of internal factors (representations) in dysmenorrhea self-management. Research in Asian countries suggests that external factors (e.g., urban vs. rural residents, financial resources, experience with health education in dysmenorrhea) impact dysmenorrhea self-management (Chiu, Wang, Hsu, & Liu, 2013;Wong, 2011;Wong, Ip, Choi, & Lam, 2015), and similar factors should be explored among US women.…”

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Beliefs About Dysmenorrhea and Their Relationship to Self‐Management

Chen

Kwekkeboom

Ward

2016

Research in Nursing & Health

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Dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent and is the leading cause of work and school absences among women of reproductive age. However, self-management of dysmenorrhea is not well understood in the US, and little evidence is available on factors that influence dysmenorrhea self-management. Guided by the Common Sense Model, we examined women's representations of dysmenorrhea (beliefs about causes, symptoms, consequences, timeline, controllability, coherence, and emotional responses), described their dysmenorrhea self-management behaviors, and investigated the relationship between representations and self-management behaviors. We conducted a cross-sectional, web-based survey of 762 adult women who had dysmenorrhea symptoms in the last six months. Participants had varied beliefs about the causes of their dysmenorrhea symptoms, which were perceived as a normal part of life. Dysmenorrhea symptoms were reported as moderately severe, with consequences that moderately affected daily life. Women believed they understood their symptoms moderately well and perceived them as moderately controllable but them to continue through menopause. Most women did not seek professional care but rather used a variety of pharmacologic and complementary health approaches. Care-seeking and use of self-management strategies were associated with common sense beliefs about dysmenorrhea cause, consequences, timeline, and controllability. The findings may inform development and testing of self-management interventions that address dysmenorrhea representations and facilitate evidence-based management. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…A minimum sample of 200 has been recommended (e.g. [30]) however some authors suggest 400-500 participants are needed (e.g. [31]).…”

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Exploring the relationships between International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) constructs of Impairment, Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction in people with osteoarthritis prior to joint replacement

Pollard

Johnston

Dieppe

2011

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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BackgroundThe International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) proposes three main constructs, impairment (I), activity limitation (A) and participation restriction (P). The ICF model allows for all paths between the constructs to be explored, with significant paths likely to vary for different conditions. The relationships between I, A and P have been explored in some conditions but not previously in people with osteoarthritis prior to joint replacement. The aim of this paper is to examine these relationships using separate measures of each construct and structural equation modelling.MethodsA geographical cohort of 413 patients with osteoarthritis about to undergo hip and knee joint replacement completed the Aberdeen measures of Impairment, Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction (Ab-IAP). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to test the three factor (I, A, P) measurement model. Structural equation modelling was used to explore the I, A and P pathways in the ICF model.ResultsThere was support from confirmatory factor analysis for the three factor I, A, P measurement model. The structural equation model had good fit [S-B Chi-square = 439.45, df = 149, CFI robust = 0.91, RMSEA robust = 0.07] and indicated significant pathways between I and A (standardised coefficient = 0.76 p < 0.0001) and between A and P (standardised coefficient = 0.75 p < 0.0001). However, the path between I and P was not significant (standardised coefficient = 0.01).ConclusionThe significant pathways suggest that treatments and interventions aimed at reducing impairment, such as joint replacement, may only affect P indirectly, through A, however, longitudinal data would be needed to establish this.

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Premenstrual Syndrome and Dysmenorrhea: Urban-Rural and Multiethnic Differences in Perception, Impacts, and Treatment Seeking

Cited by 40 publications

References 17 publications

Reasons women do not seek health care for dysmenorrhea

Reasons women do not seek health care for dysmenorrhea

Beliefs About Dysmenorrhea and Their Relationship to Self‐Management

Exploring the relationships between International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) constructs of Impairment, Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction in people with osteoarthritis prior to joint replacement

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