Menopausal symptom experience of Hispanic midlife women in the United States.

abstract

• Using a feminist approach, we examined the menopausal symptom experience of Hispanic midlife women in the United States This was a qualitative online forum study among 27 Hispanic midlife women in the United States. 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.

authors

• Dormire, Sharon

published proceedings

• Health Care Women Int

author list (cited authors)

• Im, E., Lim, H., Lee, S. H., Dormire, S., Chee, W., & Kresta, K.

citation count

• 16

complete list of authors

• Im, Eun-Ok||Lim, Hyun-Ju||Lee, Seung Hee||Dormire, Sharon||Chee, Wonshik||Kresta, Kimberly

publication date

• October 2009

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Health Care For Women International  Journal

keywords

• Adaptation, Psychological
• Attitude To Health
• Communication Barriers
• Female
• Feminism
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Health Status
• Health Surveys
• Hispanic Or Latino
• Humans
• Internet
• Menopause
• Middle Aged
• Nursing Methodology Research
• Qualitative Research
• Social Support
• Socioeconomic Factors
• Surveys And Questionnaires
• United States
• Women
• Women's Health

PubMed Central ID

• 19742365

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/07399330902887582

start page

• 919

end page

• 934

volume

• 30

issue

• 10

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399330902887582