سازگاری با یائسگی از دیدگاه زنان: تحلیل محتوای کیفی

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نویسندگان

1 دکترای تخصصی آموزش بهداشت و ارتقاء سلامت، گروه آموزش بهداشت، دانشکده‌ی بهداشت، مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی مؤثر بر سلامت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، مشهد، ایران

2 استادیار، گروه آموزش بهداشت، دانشکده‌ی بهداشت، مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی مؤثر بر سلامت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، مشهد، ایران

3 استاد، گروه آموزش بهداشت، دانشکده‌ی بهداشت، مرکز تحقیقات عوامل اجتماعی مؤثر بر سلامت، دانشگاه علوم پزشکی مشهد، مشهد، ایران

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مقدمه: یائسگی، با تظاهرات متعدد جسمی، روان‌شناختی و اجتماعی همراه است. که سازگاری با آن، نقش مهمی در کیفیت زندگی زنان در ادامه‌ی زندگی دارد. این مطالعه با هدف تبیین دیدگاه زنان در زمینه‌ی سازگاری با یائسگی انجام شده است.
روش‌ها: این مطالعه‌ی کیفی، به روش تحلیل محتوا با مصاحبه‌ی نیمه ساختاریافته‌ی عمیق، و روش نمونه‌گیری مبتنی بر هدف تا اشباع داده‌ها، با مشارکت 30 زن 45 تا
65 سال در شهر مشهد، انجام شد. تحلیل داده‌ها با استفاده از روش Grandheim و Lundman انجام گردید و بررسی صحت علمی داده‌ها و اعتباربخشی داده‌ها بر اساس معیارهای Guba و Lincoln، صورت گرفت.
یافته‌ها: میانگین سنی شرکت‌کنندگان در مطالعه‌ی حاضر 52 ± 4 بود. پس از تجزیه و تحلیل داده‌ها، چهار طبقه‌ی اصلی؛ ارزیابی و درک فرد از دوره‌ی یائسگی، مواجهه با علائم هشداردهنده‌ی یائسگی، حمایت طلبی و خودمراقبتی استخراج شد.
نتیجه‌گیری: زنان در مواجهه با یائسگی با درک و ارزیابی شرایط ایجاد شده به دنبال خودمراقبتی و حمایت‌طلبی می‌باشند تا بتواند با مشکلات یائسگی و موقعیت جدید ایجاد شده برایشان تطابق یابند. یافته‌های این مطالعه، می‌تواند در تدوین خط‌مشی بهداشتی، درمانی و مراقبتی زنان یائسه مفید واقع گردد.

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عنوان مقاله [English]

Compatibility with Menopause: Content Analysis

نویسندگان [English]

  • Mansooreh Khandehroo 1
  • Mehrossadat Mahdizadeh 2
  • Nooshin Peyman 3
1 PhD of Health Education and Health Promotion, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Professor, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
چکیده [English]

Background: Menopause is associated with numerous physical, psychological and social manifestations. Adapting to it plays an important role in women's quality of life in the rest of their lives. This study was conducted with the aim of explaining women's views on adapting to menopause.
Methods: This qualitative study was conducted by content analysis method with in-depth semi-structured interview and sampling method, based on the goal of data saturation, with the participation of 30 women aged 45 to 65 in Mashhad. Data analysis was done using the Grandheim and Lundman method, and the scientific accuracy of the data and the validity of the data were checked based on Guba and Lincoln criteria.
Findings: The average age of the participants in the present study was 52 ± 4. After analyzing the data, four main categories; Assessment and understanding of the individual from the menopause period, exposure to menopause warning signs, seeking support and self-care were extracted.
Conclusion: Faced with menopause, women seek self-care and support by understanding and evaluating the created conditions in order to be able to adapt to the problems of menopause and the new situation created for them. The findings of this study can be used in health policy formulation. Treatment and care of menopausal women should be useful.

کلیدواژه‌ها [English]

  • Adaptation
  • Compatibility
  • Menopause
  • Quality of life
  • Qualitative study
  • Self-care
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