Park Euna, Kim Haeok
Department of Nursing, Pukyung National University, Busan, Korea.
Department of Nursing, Kyungnam University, Changwon, Korea.
Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2015 Jun;6(3):159-63. doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.04.002. Epub 2015 May 21.
The purpose of this study is to search the inner world of postmenopausal women in late-middle age who are facing senescence and live in small and medium-sized cities.
The methods of the study were the investigation and classification of answers to questions according to a declarative ethnography analysis. The questions asked to late-middle-aged women living in small and medium-sized cities were "How do you interpret and recognize the changes in the body after menopause?" and "Which methods do you choose and practice to maintain your health in relation to aging during middle age?".
Four positive topics and two negative topics were drawn from the study. The four positive themes were: ambition; completion of a great mission; life with a sense of affection; and gratitude for maintaining health. The negative themes were: undulating emotion; and filling the emptiness.
The recognition of changes in the body after menopause in late-middle-aged women in small and medium-sized cities can affect their preparation processes towards senescence. It is critical to find the means to manage emergency health cases from early adulthood to middle age, based on the outcomes of the study. The study also emphasizes the importance of the woman's family's alternative strategies and supportive systems, which can fit into the cultural context of the community.
本研究旨在探寻生活在中小城市、面临衰老的绝经后中老年女性的内心世界。
本研究采用的方法是根据描述性人种志分析对问题答案进行调查和分类。向生活在中小城市的中老年女性提出的问题是：“你如何解读和认识绝经后身体的变化？”以及“在中年时期，你选择并采用哪些方法来保持与衰老相关的健康？”
该研究得出了四个积极主题和两个消极主题。四个积极主题分别是：抱负；完成一项伟大使命；充满爱意的生活；以及对保持健康的感激之情。消极主题是：情绪起伏不定；以及填补空虚感。
中小城市中老年女性对绝经后身体变化的认知会影响她们面对衰老的准备过程。基于该研究结果，找到从成年早期到中年应对突发健康状况的方法至关重要。该研究还强调了女性家庭的替代策略和支持系统的重要性，这些策略和系统应符合社区的文化背景。
