Rafiei Elnaz Haji, Riazi Hedyeh, Shams Jamal, Majd Hamid Alavi
Students Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
BMC Public Health. 2025 Apr 22;25(1):1492. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22722-3.
Postmenopausal women frequently encounter a range of physical, emotional, and relational challenges. One aspect that is frequently overlooked is the impact of menopause on sexual life. The objective of this study was to elucidate solutions to enhance the quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women.
This qualitative conventional content analysis study was conducted from December 2022 to August 2023 in Qazvin, Iran. Using purposive sampling with maximum variation, data were collected through in-depth interviews with 21 participants, comprising 15 postmenopausal women and 6 experts, for a period of 3 months.
From the interviews, a total of 495 initial codes were identified and subsequently organized into 39 subcategories and 11 categories. This rigorous coding process led to the extraction of three themes: "Understanding and managing influencing factors", "Raising awareness and a new perspective on sexual relationships", and "Accepting and managing postmenopausal changes".
By identifying the key themes that emerged from this study, we can gain a deeper understanding of the promotion of healthy and positive sexual relationships, as well as the development of strategies for addressing the challenges and complexities that arise in these relationships. The findings can serve as a basis for the implementation of interventions and the planning of initiatives aimed at the promotion of the quality of sexual life of postmenopausal women.
绝经后女性经常面临一系列身体、情感和人际关系方面的挑战。一个经常被忽视的方面是更年期对性生活的影响。本研究的目的是阐明提高绝经后女性性生活质量的解决方案。
这项定性的常规内容分析研究于2022年12月至2023年8月在伊朗加兹温进行。采用最大差异目的抽样法，通过对21名参与者进行深入访谈收集数据，其中包括15名绝经后女性和6名专家，为期3个月。
通过访谈，共识别出495个初始编码，随后将其整理为39个子类别和11个类别。这一严格的编码过程提炼出三个主题：“理解和管理影响因素”、“提高对性关系的认识和新视角”以及“接受和管理绝经后变化”。
通过确定本研究中出现的关键主题，我们可以更深入地理解促进健康和积极的性关系，以及制定应对这些关系中出现的挑战和复杂性的策略。这些发现可为实施干预措施和规划旨在提高绝经后女性性生活质量的举措提供依据。
