Representations and Perceived Consequences of Menopause by Peri- and Post-Menopausal Portuguese Women: A Qualitative Research

Pimenta, Filipa; Leal, Isabel; Marôco, João; Ramos, Catarina

doi:10.1080/07399332.2011.603859

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“…These results are consistent with other studies, where women from different cultures and countries identify with the biological milestone of menopause as a sign of aging [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22] recognizing aging with positive and negative values. 23 Interestingly, the significance of passing to another stage in other cultures has been a synonym for advancement, as role changes, you have more time 24 and gain respect in society 25 older woman are given a position of having greater wisdom, knowledge and ability to hold their own opinions regarding younger women.…”

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confidence: 82%

Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study

Urrutia

Dois

et al. 2017

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Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women. A qualitative study Conclusión. Las mujeres percibieron la menopausia como el principio del envejecimiento que se centraba en el fin de la fertilidad y la connotación social que implicaba este nuevo papel. Sentirse viejo 10 años antes del comienzo habitual de la vejez es un punto de partida importante para ser incorporado en la educación para la salud de la mujer.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study

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Dois

et al. 2017

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“…Women experience menopause in different social contexts, and therefore, their experiences reflect different meanings as a result of this process (7). In fact, although the biological and hormonal events associated with menopause around the world are generally the same, the attitudes towards menopause among those from different cultures, religions, and societies are very different (8)(9)(10). For instance, Sievert (2012) (11) has shown how various attitudes exist towards menopause among those of different religions.…”

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Attitudes Towards Menopause Among Iranian Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Bahri¹,

Roudsari²,

Tohidinik³

et al. 2016

Iran Red Crescent Med J

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Context: Women's attitudes towards menopause have an important impact on menopausal experiences, including the perceived severity of symptoms and women's general lifestyles during menopause. Therefore, such attitudes should be considered when developing management and counseling programs for women in menopausal transition. This systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to examine Iranian women's attitudes towards menopause.Evidence Acquisition: In this study, searches for English articles were conducted using PubMed, Scopus, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases, and searches for Persian articles were conducted using Magiran, SID, and Google Scholar. All articles published until April 30, 2015 were considered, using the keywords "Menopause," "Attitude," "Iran," and "Iranian women." Out of 1160 potentially relevant publications, 21 documents met the inclusion criteria. Then, the quality of the studies was examined by two reviewers independently using additional pre-specified criteria. Measures of the effects were pooled, and random effect meta-analysis was conducted using Stata software version 11.Results: Out of the 21 selected documents, 11 studies were eligible for inclusion in the meta-analysis. The results of the meta-analysis on 3453 participants showed that 25% of Iranian women had positive attitudes, 58% had neutral attitudes, and 17% had negative attitudes towards menopause. Conclusions:The majority of Iranian women had neutral attitudes towards menopause, which may be evidence of poor knowledge about menopause. Therefore, it is suggested that appropriate educational programs be developed and implemented by policymakers in order to increase knowledge and raise awareness among women about menopause.

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“…Pimenta et al 26 explained that women with fewer and less severe symptoms reported high perceived control of their menopausal symptoms. Our findings were consistent with those of Pimenta et al 26 Although there was a nonsignificant relationship between symptoms and control in the present study, we found a negative correlation between symptoms and treatment control. Women reporting more menopausal symptoms reported that they did not believe that treatment was effective in controlling their menopausal symptoms.…”

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“…Shaw 25 found that smoking, alcohol, hot beverages, physical exercise, and body mass index could predict increases in menopausal symptoms. Pimenta et al 26 found that coffee and obesity were thought to contribute to the severity of menopausal symptoms. Therefore, we incorporated these findings and those of others 27 to develop a 20-item cause subscale.…”

Section: Development Of the Mipqmentioning

confidence: 98%