The experience of healthcare interactions for women with symptoms of abnormal menstruation: A systematic review and meta-synthesis

IF 2.9 2区医学 Q2 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Patient Education and Counseling Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI:10.1016/j.pec.2025.109225

Rebecca Peel , Karen Missen , Carolyn Bailey , Singarayer Florentine

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Abstract

Objectives

This systematic review aimed to explore the experience of healthcare interactions for women with symptoms of abnormal menstruation as described in qualitative research studies.

Methods

We searched five databases from 2004 – 2024 focussing on menstrual symptoms and healthcare interactions. Articles were assessed for quality using the qualitative CASP tool and relevant data were extracted and subjected to thematic synthesis.

Results

We found that this group of women experience healthcare interactions characterised by dismissal, normalisation and medical myths, which caused some women to leave western healthcare. Women offer a way forward to improve communication during healthcare interactions.

Conclusion

This systematic review and meta-synthesis demonstrates that the healthcare interaction for women presenting with symptoms of abnormal menstruation has not changed much over the last 20 years.

Practice implications

The findings of this systematic review and meta-synthesis demonstrate that healthcare professionals need education in communicating with people who present with symptoms that have an unclear diagnosis.

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有月经异常症状的妇女的医疗互动经验：系统回顾和综合

目的本系统综述旨在探讨定性研究中描述的月经异常症状女性的医疗互动体验。方法检索2004 - 2024年5个关于月经症状和保健相互作用的数据库。使用定性CASP工具评估文章的质量，提取相关数据并进行专题综合。结果我们发现，这组妇女经历的医疗互动以解雇，正常化和医学神话为特征，这导致一些妇女离开西方医疗保健。女性为改善医疗互动过程中的沟通提供了一条途径。结论本系统综述和综合分析表明，在过去20年中，出现月经异常症状的妇女的医疗保健相互作用没有太大变化。实践意义本系统综述和综合的研究结果表明，医疗保健专业人员需要在与诊断不明确的症状患者沟通方面进行教育。

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来源期刊

Patient Education and Counseling 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

5.60

自引率

11.40%

发文量

384

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： Patient Education and Counseling is an interdisciplinary, international journal for patient education and health promotion researchers, managers and clinicians. The journal seeks to explore and elucidate the educational, counseling and communication models in health care. Its aim is to provide a forum for fundamental as well as applied research, and to promote the study of organizational issues involved with the delivery of patient education, counseling, health promotion services and training models in improving communication between providers and patients.