Health Pursuing from the Subjective Perspective of Perimenopausal Women

Abstract

Background

Practicing perimenopausal health promotion is an important key stage for the healthy life of the elderly. However, there are few studies conducted on these women's subjective health pursuing. Getting insight into their health pursuing can help women implement their own health promotion lives.

Aims

The goal is to generate data from the in-depth interview for perimenopausal women based on their perceptions, beliefs, values, and feelings regarding perimenopausal women’s subjective health concerns.

Methods:

The qualitative research by using content analysis was applied. In-depth interviews were conducted with 19 perimenopausal women with a mean age of 51.31 years. The constant comparative method was used to analyze the interview data.

Results

Two themes and their subthemes were identified: (a) “Checking health” - “Suspecting a menopausal disease or illness”, “Easily feel tired, lack energy, not as strong as before”, “Worried about my abnormal physical data” and (b) “Keeping young” – “Worried that I lost my female characteristics and reproductive function”, “Weight loss is the focus of life, but it is not easy to achieve.”

Conclusion

“Checking health” and “Keeping young” are two health pursuing for perimenopausal women. It is crucial for health providers to advocate these two pursuing as slogans for perimenopausal health promotion women.

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