Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-20DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2392134
Daria Nesterovich Grushina, María Álvarez Moleiro
{"title":"Nursing intervention with a gender approach in patients with arterial hypertension: a scoping review.","authors":"Daria Nesterovich Grushina, María Álvarez Moleiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2392134","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2392134","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This scoping review aims to identify and synthesize the available literature describing the use of the gender approach in research and nursing clinical practice related to hypertension. The review was conducted following the scoping review framework recommended by Arksey and O'Malley. Elements related to content were chosen following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Data were extracted using a predesigned table and were presented narratively after the content analysis. The PubMed, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane, Scopus, ScienceDirect and ERIC databases were consulted between March 2022 and June 2024. Reference lists from all sources and gray literature were also reviewed to identify additional publications. A total of 18 studies were finally included in this scoping review. Most of the studies (83 percent) represent gender as a biological variable (sex), and only a few of them (22 percent) analyzed psychological or social differences. In addition, several studies include unequal representations of each sex, most of them use the terms \"sex\" and \"gender\" as incorrect or interchangeable, which makes it difficult to evaluate the results from a gender perspective. There is still a substantial gap in the literature related to nurses' intervention with a gender approach in patients with hypertension. Future studies should focus on improving health interventions by considering gender to improve equality and efficiency in health outcomes associated with hypertension and other cardiovascular risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"626-635"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-27DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2396950
Hyo Kyung Kim, Hyunjung Kim, Aram Lee
{"title":"Attributes of multiple concurrent functional gastrointestinal disorders in female university students in South Korea.","authors":"Hyo Kyung Kim, Hyunjung Kim, Aram Lee","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2396950","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2396950","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are common in young adults, particularly women, who tend to develop multiple FGIDs over time. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of multiple concurrent FGIDs among female university students and identify differences in dietary habits, academic stress, and quality of life (QOL) based on the number of concurrent FGIDs. This secondary analysis included data from 406 female participants, originally collected through an online survey from two universities in one city in Korea. The online survey was accessible only after participants were verified as students through their online community. Concurrent FGID was present in 25.8 percent (<i>n</i> = 16) of the participants with FGIDs (<i>n</i> = 62), with the most common being irritable bowel syndrome + functional dyspepsia overlap (43.8 percent, 7/16). Participants with multiple concurrent FGIDs consumed fewer grains and vegetables, while significantly more of them consumed instant food, fast food, milk, and tea/coffee. They experienced significantly higher academic stress and lower QOL than those without the disease. Female university students with concurrent FGIDs tend to have unhealthy dietary habits, and concurrent FGIDs negatively affect academic stress and QOL. Therefore, female university students should undergo early-stage screening for FGIDs, and a comprehensive program should address their dietary habits and stress-coping skills.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"674-686"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142081896","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-28DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2397833
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro
{"title":"Pathways to publishing a scientific article: listen to the editor.","authors":"Márcia Mendonça Carneiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2397833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2024.2397833","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":"64 8","pages":"615-616"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142093852","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2395480
Antonio Igor da Costa Brito, João Nogueira Neto, Ana Beatriz Coelho Mendes, Mayara Bottentuit Nogueira, Lyvia Maria Rodrigues de Sousa Gomes, Plínio da Cunha Leal, Ed Carlos Rey Moura
{"title":"Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in women with chronic pelvic pain attended at a private hospital in São Luís, Maranhão: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Antonio Igor da Costa Brito, João Nogueira Neto, Ana Beatriz Coelho Mendes, Mayara Bottentuit Nogueira, Lyvia Maria Rodrigues de Sousa Gomes, Plínio da Cunha Leal, Ed Carlos Rey Moura","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2395480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2024.2395480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study aimed to evaluate the relation between depression, anxiety stress symptoms, duration and pain intensity in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP). This study consisted of a sample of women diagnosed with CPP from April 2021 to August 2023, including women aged 18 years or older who agreed in writing to participate in the study with the Free Informed Consent Form, who could understand the study's objectives and participate. Women between 31 and 37 years old, married or in a stable relationship, with a higher education degree predominated. Were observed outside the normal range scale 58.8 percent of depression, 66.7 percent of anxiety and 59.8 percent of stress. The level of alteration most often observed in patients was extremely severe in 24 percent of with depression and 33.3 percent of anxiety, and the level was mild in 19.6 percent of stress symptoms. No statistical association was found between duration of pain and emotional states of anxiety, depression or stress. Regarding pain intensity levels, there was no significant association with the presence or absence of symptoms of depression outside the normal range or its levels. It's was significantly associated with the presence or absence of anxiety symptoms outside the normal range (<i>p</i> = .003) and with their levels (<i>p</i> = .005). Also significantly associated with the presence or absence of stress symptoms outside the normal range (<i>p</i> = .007), as was its levels (<i>p</i> = .023). The symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress occur frequently in women with CPP and that the intensity of pain experienced is significantly associated with the presence of stress and anxiety but not with depression.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142112756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-09-01Epub Date: 2024-08-18DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2392132
Yasemin Karatepe, Elif Uludağ
{"title":"Gender roles as predictive factors on labor pain: a cross-sectional study.","authors":"Yasemin Karatepe, Elif Uludağ","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2392132","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2392132","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Labor is a complex, subjective experience, and all factors that influence pain should be considered to ensure a comprehensive evaluation. This study aimed to determine whether gender roles were predictive of labor pain. The study has a descriptive and cross-sectional design. It was carried out in a delivery room of a city hospital in Turkey between September 2019 and September 2020. The study sample consisted of 231 primiparous women presenting for labor and delivery. Data were gathered with a descriptive characteristics form, Visual Analogue Scale and The Bem Sex-Role Inventory. Descriptive statistics and simple regression analysis were employed to analyze the obtained data. Regression analysis demonstrated that gender roles were predictive of labor pain in the latent, active, and transitional stages, but not in the second stage. Gender roles were most responsible for labor pain in the latent phase. Results of the study revealed that gender roles may be useful variables to predict women's labor pain, and contributed to the relevant literature. Nurses and midwives offering care for labor pain should consider gender roles as a factor affecting labor pain. It is also necessary to individualize the supporting care given during labor.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"617-625"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000807","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-28DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2382420
Nurdilan Şener Çetin, Gülçin Nacar, Sermin Timur Taşhan
{"title":"The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction program applied to postmenopausal women on insomnia and quality of life.","authors":"Nurdilan Şener Çetin, Gülçin Nacar, Sermin Timur Taşhan","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2382420","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2382420","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the effect of the mindfulness-based stress reduction program applied to postmenopausal women on insomnia and quality of life. A quasi-experimental pretest-posttest control group design was used. The sample of the study consisted of a total of 151 postmenopausal women, including 73 in the experimental group and 78 in the control group. In the study, the mindfulness-based stress reduction program (MBSR) was applied to the women in the experimental group for eight weeks, and then the women repeated the program individually for another eight weeks. The second measurement data were collected eight weeks after the collection of the first measurement data, and the third measurement data were collected 16 weeks later. The mean score obtained from the second measurement application of the Women's Health Initiative Insomnia Rating Scale (WHIIRS) was lower in the experimental group than in the control group (<i>p</i> < .05). In addition, the mean scores from the second and third measurement applications of the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) were lower in the experimental group than in the control group (<i>p</i> < .05). The MBSR program reduced postmenopausal women's insomnia and improved their quality of life. This program can be used safely to treat insomnia and improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women. NCT05202054 (date: 21.01.2022).</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"573-583"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789306","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-22DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2382419
Ugnė Grigaitė, Greta Klidziūtė, Deborah Oyine Aluh, Bárbara Pedrosa, Margarida Santos-Dias, Manuela Silva, Graça Cardoso, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida
{"title":"Responding to the needs of survivors of intimate partner violence in Lithuania: perceptions of mental health and social care professionals.","authors":"Ugnė Grigaitė, Greta Klidziūtė, Deborah Oyine Aluh, Bárbara Pedrosa, Margarida Santos-Dias, Manuela Silva, Graça Cardoso, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2382419","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2382419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Around eight-out-of-ten survivors of domestic violence in Lithuania are women, and of those, eight-out-of-ten suffer violence specifically from their intimate partners (IPV). Women who experience IPV are at higher risk of having mental health conditions. This study aims to explore the perspectives of mental health and social care professionals regarding the provision of mental health support to IPV survivors in Lithuania. Four focus groups were conducted among 29 service providers from across the country. Audio-recordings were transcribed verbatim and analyzed thematically using MAXQDA software. The five main themes derived from the analysis reveal: 1) low levels of IPV awareness among IPV survivors who seek support with their mental health; 2) a lack of specialized training among professionals as a barrier to effective support; 3) a low prioritization on the national level; 4) little inter-sectoral collaboration which undermines the complexity of needed responses; 5) broader systemic problems. The provision of mental health support to IPV survivors lacks the recognition that IPV is gender-based violence and a major public (mental) health problem. The complexity of needed services is absent. Further research needs to explore the utilization of mental health services by IPV survivors and their perceptions concerning it.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"559-572"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-08-18DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2390757
Márcia Mendonça Carneiro
{"title":"The battle against the global fertility crisis: have we crossed the Rubicon?","authors":"Márcia Mendonça Carneiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2390757","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2024.2390757","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":"64 7","pages":"537-539"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-08-07DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2382418
Beatriz Taliberti da Costa Porto, Paulo Ayroza Ribeiro, Fábio Kuteken, Fábio Ohara, Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ribeiro
{"title":"Levonorgestrel intrauterine system versus dienogest effect on quality of life of women with deep endometriosis: a randomized open-label clinical trial.","authors":"Beatriz Taliberti da Costa Porto, Paulo Ayroza Ribeiro, Fábio Kuteken, Fábio Ohara, Helizabet Salomão Abdalla Ribeiro","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2382418","DOIUrl":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2382418","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Women with deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) can benefit from the use of progestins. Our aim is to explore if levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) non inferior to dienogest (DNG) in improving deep endometriosis women's quality of life (QoL). This randomized open-label clinical trial included forty women with DIE assessed using clinical history and physical examination, transvaginal ultrasonography and magnetic resonance of the pelvis without any previous surgical treatment, with two treatments arms. The two groups underwent a 3-month washout of hormonal treatments, and then received either DNG or LNG-IUS for 6 months. QoL was assessed prior to and 6 months after the intervention, using the SF36 and the EHP30. DNG and LNG-IUS showed an increase on all domains of the SF36 (<i>p</i> < .001). There was no difference between treatments on the improvement observed (<i>p</i> > .05 for all domains). DNG and LNG-IUS, also, showed improvement on all domains of EHP30 (<i>p</i> < .001), except \"relationship with children\" and \"feelings about pregnancy.\" However, there was no statistical difference between treatments for all sections scores (<i>p</i> > .05). The treatment of deep endometriosis symptoms using either DNG or LNG-IUS in women with no prior surgical treatment is associated with improvement in QoL.<b>Trial Registration Number</b>: This trial is registered on \"The Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials (ReBECID: RBR-8fjx2jp),\" that is part of Primary Registries in the WHO Registry Network, under the title: \"Dienogest versus Levonorgestrel IUS on deep endometriosis patient´s QoL without surgery\" on June 14, 2021; https://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-8fjx2jp.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":" ","pages":"551-558"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Women & HealthPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-08-18DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2024.2392140
Alexandra Kissling, Evangeline Warren, Priya Gursahaney, Alison H Norris, Maria F Gallo
{"title":"Crisis management: pathways to crisis pregnancy centers.","authors":"Alexandra Kissling, Evangeline Warren, Priya Gursahaney, Alison H Norris, Maria F Gallo","doi":"10.1080/03630242.2024.2392140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2024.2392140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs) provide social support, material aid, and counseling against abortion. We evaluated the perspectives of CPC clients to understand how they found the CPC that they attended for services. In 2019, we conducted in-depth interviews with 21 clients of 10 CPCs in Ohio, who were recruited from the CPC (<i>n</i> = 9) or an abortion clinic (<i>n</i> = 12), to understand their experiences attending the center. This analysis focused on the ways in which pregnant people end up as clients at a CPC seeking assistance instead of attending another setting, such as a medical center. We identified two pathways through which clients find CPCs. First, in the <i>internet pathway</i>, clients needing abortion services found CPCs via internet search for pregnancy symptoms, abortion care, or ultrasound services. Second, in the <i>social safety network pathway</i>, clients needing material aid found CPCs through recommendations from trusted others and due to the proximity of CPCs to their homes. Structural conditions influence the pathways clients pursue, such as the need for healthcare services and material aid. Future research should further explore the demographics of those who attend CPCs and motivations for attendance.</p>","PeriodicalId":23972,"journal":{"name":"Women & Health","volume":"64 7","pages":"604-613"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142000809","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}