Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study
Objective. To develop the meaning of menopause of a group of post-menopausal women and their relationship with aging. Methods. Qualitative descriptive study on 15 Chilean women that completed a taped face-to-face in depth interview that were interpreted according to Krippendorff. Results. A qualit...
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| author | Alejandra Ximena Araya Maria Teresa Urrutia Angelina Dois Paola Carrasco |
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| description | Objective. To develop the meaning of menopause of a group of post-menopausal women and their relationship with aging.
Methods. Qualitative descriptive study on 15 Chilean women that completed a taped face-to-face in depth interview that were interpreted according to Krippendorff.
Results. A qualitative content analysis revealed the presence of two themes: (a) Cessation of women´s reproductive stage and (b) a life transition to aging.
Conclusion. Women perceived their menopause as the beginning of aging focusing on the end of fertility and the social connotation that this new role implies. Feeling old 10 years before the customary beginning of old age is an important starting point to be incorporated in women’s health education.
How to cite this article: Araya AX, Urrutia MT, Dois A. Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2017; 34(1): |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c882460e93884dab8da7d78572ec5f182023-11-02T00:15:15ZengUniversidad de AntioquiaInvestigación y Educación en Enfermería2216-02802017-03-0135110.17533/udea.iee.v35n1a26885Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative studyAlejandra Ximena Araya0Maria Teresa Urrutia1Angelina Dois2Paola Carrasco3Nurse-Midwifery, Ph.D. Alpha Lambda Chapter - University of Illinois at Chicago. Full professor, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile. email: alejandra.araya.g@unab.clNurse-Midwifery, Ph.D. Beta Tau Chapter- University of Miami. Full professor, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile. email: maria.urrutia@unab.clNurse-Midwifery, Master. Associate professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. email: adois@uc.clNurse-Midwifery, Master. Assistant professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile. email: dcarrasa@uc.clObjective. To develop the meaning of menopause of a group of post-menopausal women and their relationship with aging. Methods. Qualitative descriptive study on 15 Chilean women that completed a taped face-to-face in depth interview that were interpreted according to Krippendorff. Results. A qualitative content analysis revealed the presence of two themes: (a) Cessation of women´s reproductive stage and (b) a life transition to aging. Conclusion. Women perceived their menopause as the beginning of aging focusing on the end of fertility and the social connotation that this new role implies. Feeling old 10 years before the customary beginning of old age is an important starting point to be incorporated in women’s health education. How to cite this article: Araya AX, Urrutia MT, Dois A. Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study. Invest. Educ. Enferm. 2017; 34(1):https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iee/article/view/327349agingfemalemenopausequalitative research. |
| spellingShingle | Alejandra Ximena Araya Maria Teresa Urrutia Angelina Dois Paola Carrasco Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study Investigación y Educación en Enfermería aging female menopause qualitative research. |
| title | Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study |
| title_full | Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study |
| title_fullStr | Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study |
| title_short | Menopause, the beginning of aging for Chilean women: A qualitative study |
| title_sort | menopause the beginning of aging for chilean women a qualitative study |
| topic | aging female menopause qualitative research. |
| url | https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/iee/article/view/327349 |
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