Menopause: Irish Women’s Voices

Carolan, Mary

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2000.tb02062.x

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“…The finding supports that racial/ethnic differences become prominent when midlife women experience low total number and low total severity scores of total symptoms. As many researchers working with midlife women have suggested, 1, 25-29 understanding on symptoms experienced during menopausal transition, including sleep-related symptoms, needs to be based on contextual understanding of a woman's life and her psychological state, psychological influences, cultural and social background, social contexts, the microenvironment of the household, and the aging process. Maybe in the low total symptom group, the influences of these contextual factors could be more prominent than in other moderate or high symptom groups in some reasons.…”

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Cluster analysis of midlife women's sleep-related symptoms

Chee

2015

Menopause

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify the clusters of midlife women by sleep-related symptoms in multi-ethnic groups and to examine racial/ethnic differences in the clusters. Method This secondary analysis was conducted on the data from 1,054 midlife women who participated in two cross-sectional descriptive national Internet Surveys. The instruments included questions on background characteristics and health and menopausal status and the Sleep Index for Midlife Women. The data were analyzed using hierarchical clustering methods, chi- square tests, ANOVA and multinomial logistic regression analyses. Results The four cluster solution was adopted: Cluster 1 (low total symptoms), Cluster 2 (high physical and psychosomatic symptoms), Cluster 3 (high psychological symptoms), and Cluster 4 (high total symptoms). There were significant differences in the level of education, employment status, family income, social support, country of birth, race/ethnicity, BMI, perceived general health, diagnosed disease, access to health care, and menopausal status among the clusters (p<.05). In Clusters 1, there were significant racial/ethnic differences in the total numbers and total severity scores of total symptoms and physical symptoms (p<.01). In Cluster 3, there were significant racial/ethnic differences in the total numbers of total symptoms and the severity scores of psychosomatic symptoms. Also, there were significant associations of race/ethnicity to individual symptoms in each cluster and significant racial/ethnic differences in individual symptoms in each cluster. Conclusions The racial/ethnic associations and differences need to be considered in development of future interventions related to midlife women's sleep-related symptoms.

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Cluster analysis of midlife women's sleep-related symptoms

Chee

2015

Menopause

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“…n Discussion Women without breast cancer describe hot flushes as being part of the ''normal'' and ''expected'' change of menopause, which is a normal part of life, although it could be troubling with distressing symptoms. 26,27 They further consider menopause to be minor in importance when compared with other life events. 28 The women in this study confirmed the finding by Knobf 20 that hot flushes were secondary in importance when compared with cancer and that they needed to balance the difficulties posed by having cancer and menopause at the same time.…”

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The Experience of Hot Flushes After Breast Cancer

Fenlon

Rogers

2007

Cancer Nursing

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As survival from breast cancer increases, there is a corresponding rise in the number of women living with the long-term consequences of its treatment. Distressing menopausal hot flushes occur in many of these women. This article reports on interviews conducted with 8 women, exploring the experience of hot flushes after breast cancer. Women's accounts of hot flushes varied from being a mild sensation to an intensely unpleasant sensation affecting the whole body and accompanied by drenching perspiration. Flushes affected all aspects of the women's lives, including sleeping, clothing, social situations, intimate relationships, and ability to work. Emotionally, women talked about being out of control. Having cancer and menopause simultaneously made it more difficult for the women to cope, and cancer treatment could cause flushing. The women used many strategies to help relieve their difficulties. Some resorted to hormone replacement therapy, whereas others turned to herbal medications and other alternative interventions such as acupuncture. Most women adopted behavioral strategies to try to regain control. Ultimately, they found that control was gained by attitude of mind. Cognitive behavioral techniques may enhance the sense of control and contribute to coping during hot flushes.

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“…Because midlife is a multifaceted transitional stage in women's development (Palacios et al, 2002; Short, 2003; Rosenberger, 1993; Stotland, 2002; Woods & Mitchell, 1999), understanding of cultural contextual factors that may influence the menopausal symptom experience is essential (Carolan, 2000; Deeks, 2003; Hewner, 2001). Menopause occurs at a time of life when women are facing many threats and challenges (e.g., children leaving home, the illness of their partner, or the death of elderly parents), and cultural perspectives of these challenges vary depending on ethnic-specific cultural contexts (Woods & Mitchell, 1999).…”

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Menopausal Symptom Experience of Hispanic Midlife Women in the United States

Lim

Lee

Dormire

et al. 2009

Health Care for Women International

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Using a feminist approach, we examined the menopausal symptom experience of Hispanic midlife women in the U.S. This was a qualitative online forum study among 27 Hispanic midlife women in the U.S. Seven topics related to menopausal symptom experience were used to administer the 6-month online forum. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Four themes were identified: (a) “Cambio de vida (change of life),” (b) “being silent about menopause,” (c) “trying to be optimistic,” and (d) “getting support.” More in-depth studies with diverse groups of Hispanic women are needed while considering family as a contextual factor.

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Menopause: Irish Women’s Voices

Cited by 15 publications

References 17 publications

Cluster analysis of midlife women's sleep-related symptoms

Cluster analysis of midlife women's sleep-related symptoms

The Experience of Hot Flushes After Breast Cancer

Menopausal Symptom Experience of Hispanic Midlife Women in the United States

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