An online survey of postmenopausal women to determine their attitudes and knowledge of the menopause.
Post Reprod Health
; 29(2): 67-84, 2023 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore postmenopausal women's attitudes and knowledge of the menopause. STUDYDESIGN:
An online survey to evaluate women's attitudes and knowledge of the menopause, promoted via social media. In this study, only the data from 829 women who identified as postmenopausal were analysed. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Quantitative and qualitative data.RESULTS:
Regarding women's attitudes towards the menopause before they went through it, 18.0% were accepting of it, 15.8% were dreading it and 5.1% were looking forward to it. 38.1% of women felt that the menopause was difficult, 24.6% felt it was very difficult and 20.7% felt it was fine. 94.1% of women had never been taught about the menopause at school, and 49.0% did not feel informed at all about the menopause. More than 60% started looking for information regarding menopause as their symptoms started. The qualitative thematic analysis of the participants' responses produced six themes the need for education, knowledge and understanding of symptoms, why is getting treatment so difficult, feelings and attitudes towards the menopause, the impact of menopause on a woman's life, the importance of the media - are they getting it right.CONCLUSION:
Women's lack of education and their healthcare professionals' lack of adequate training on the menopause means that women enter this critical life stage uneducated and unsupported. It is vital that everyone is taught about the menopause and that general practitioners receive proper training. The negative narrative of menopause needs to be re-addressed to normalise the menopause and give postmenopause women hope.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Posmenopausia
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Post Reprod Health
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido