#Menopause on Instagram: a mixed-methods study

Arseneau, Morgan E; Backonja, Uba; Litchman, Michelle L.; Karimanfard, Rojin; Sheng, Xiaoming; Taylor-Swanson, Lisa

doi:10.1097/gme.0000000000001713

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“…Instead, women turn to social media for social support, e.g. Facebook (Cronin, 2017), or Instagram (Arseneau et al, 2021), however, the quality of the information exchanged in these forums is variable, often based on misinformation. Søgaard Neilsen and Wilson (2019) work suggests a strong uptake of digital technologies in midlife women.…”

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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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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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“…For example, individuals turn to YouTube for information on gynecologic and sexual health [5], and to Reddit for information regarding sexually transmitted infection (STI) diagnoses [6]. Content posted on social media serves as a source of information for clinicians and patients to better understand peoples' experiences with miscarriage [7], menopause [8], lupus and pregnancy decision making [9], and emergency contraception [10]. Importantly, social media influences health behaviors.…”

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Contraceptive content shared on social media: an analysis of Twitter

Huang,

Gutiérrez-Sacristán,

Janiak

et al. 2024

Contracept Reprod Med

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Background Information on social media may affect peoples’ contraceptive decision making. We performed an exploratory analysis of contraceptive content on Twitter (recently renamed X), a popular social media platform. Methods We selected a random subset of 1% of publicly available, English-language tweets related to reversible, prescription contraceptive methods posted between January 2014 and December 2019. We oversampled tweets for the contraceptive patch to ensure at least 200 tweets per method. To create the codebook, we identified common themes specific to tweet content topics, tweet sources, and tweets soliciting information or providing advice. All posts were coded by two team members, and differences were adjudicated by a third reviewer. Descriptive analyses were reported with accompanying qualitative findings. Results During the study period, 457,369 tweets about reversible contraceptive methods were published, with a random sample of 4,434 tweets used for final analysis. Tweets most frequently discussed contraceptive method decision-making (26.7%) and side effects (20.5%), particularly for long-acting reversible contraceptive methods and the depot medroxyprogesterone acetate shot. Tweets about logistics of use or adherence were common for short-acting reversible contraceptives. Tweets were frequently posted by contraceptive consumers (50.6%). A small proportion of tweets explicitly requested information (6.2%) or provided advice (4.2%). Conclusions Clinicians should be aware that individuals are exposed to information through Twitter that may affect contraceptive perceptions and decision making, particularly regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives. Social media is a valuable source for studying contraceptive beliefs missing in traditional health research and may be used by professionals to disseminate accurate contraceptive information.

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“…Recent attention has turned to social media and the menopause. For example, a study of posts on the social media platform Instagram [1] found images, video and/or text about menopause that included advertisements (48%), advice on self-care (47%), and physical health (44%).…”

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