Harrison Tracie, Becker Heather
School of Nursing, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78701, USA.
ANS Adv Nurs Sci. 2007 Apr-Jun;30(2):123-38. doi: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000271103.57290.6e.
Few studies have examined the way women with disabilities understand and make decisions regarding menopause. This report is a qualitative descriptive study detailing how women with varying mobility impairments view the menopausal transition. Nineteen women aged 42 to 64 years were interviewed regarding their menopausal experiences. Results described their experiences as minority groups of women with disabilities using a women's ways of knowing framework. Overall, most women described menopause as a back burner issue, but maintained the need for accurate information from which to make informed decisions that might impact future health and functional outcomes.
很少有研究探讨残疾女性对更年期的理解方式以及她们如何做出相关决策。本报告是一项定性描述性研究，详细阐述了不同行动能力障碍的女性如何看待更年期过渡。对19名年龄在42至64岁之间的女性进行了关于她们更年期经历的访谈。结果使用女性认知方式框架将她们的经历描述为残疾女性少数群体的经历。总体而言，大多数女性将更年期视为一个次要问题，但仍认为需要准确信息以便做出可能影响未来健康和功能结果的明智决策。
