{"title":"The relationship between depression, stress, anxiety and personality traits with sexual function levels among women.","authors":"Halime Esra Meram, Ebru Bekmezci","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2519480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2519480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we aimed to determine the relationship between women's depression, stress, anxiety, and personal traits with their sexual function levels. We conducted cross-sectional study, among 215 women with sexually active women. We collected the research data by utilizing \"Introductory Information Form\", \"Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS)\", \"Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI)\" and \"International Personality Inventory Short Form (IPISV)\". Among the participants, 63.7% exhibited adequate levels of sexual function, and 87.9% reported satisfaction with their sexual life. We found a weak negative correlation between total FSFI scores and some sub-dimensions of the IPISV, and the DASS. Higher levels of psychological distress and marked by emotional instability, hostility, undirectedness, and closed to experience, were associated with reduced levels of sexual function. It appears that psychological and personality factors may be relevant in understanding variations in sexual function, indicating the potential value of targeted interventions in improving sexual function.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-17"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144477329","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}
Ola Ali Nassr, Mohammed Mahmood Mohammed, Hind Abdulkhaliq Showman, Chris F Johnson
{"title":"The prevalence and predictors of depression in a sample of pregnant women seeking antenatal care in Baghdad, Iraq.","authors":"Ola Ali Nassr, Mohammed Mahmood Mohammed, Hind Abdulkhaliq Showman, Chris F Johnson","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2520292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2520292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antenatal depression is a public health concern, impacting maternal and fetal health. We aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with antenatal depression in Baghdad, Iraq. In total, 850 pregnant women attending outpatient clinics at the Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital and three private clinics were screened for depression using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Depression prevalence was 29.8%, identified associated risk factors in descending order were: unwanted pregnancy, poor marital relationship, intimate partner violence, income dissatisfaction, severe fear of childbirth, and inadequate social support. Routine antenatal depression screening may help identify mothers for targeted interventions, optimizing care and outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144334200","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}
Siri Haugan, Cecilie Therese Hagemann, Kjersti Alsaker, Marianne Kjelsvik
{"title":"Women's experience of receiving care during acute consultation after a sexual assault.","authors":"Siri Haugan, Cecilie Therese Hagemann, Kjersti Alsaker, Marianne Kjelsvik","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2514717","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2514717","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The researchers in this study aimed to explore patients' lived experience of care in the acute phase following a sexual assault using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Interviews were conducted with thirteen women who had experienced a consultation at a sexual assault center. Three essential themes described their experiences of care: the meaning of being met with recognition and security, being given time to tell their story, and the striving between denial and acceptance of bodily reactions after the assault. Our findings have implications for the quality of care in any setting in the acute phase after a sexual assault.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-24"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144318392","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}
Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell, Rosa M Gonzalez-Guarda, Susan J Kelley, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Sunny G Hallowell, Margaret P Moss, G J Melendez-Torres
{"title":"Exploring intimate partner violence in women of color through a scoping review of qualitative evidence synthesis.","authors":"Elizabeth Burgess Dowdell, Rosa M Gonzalez-Guarda, Susan J Kelley, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Sunny G Hallowell, Margaret P Moss, G J Melendez-Torres","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2514228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2514228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health concern, disproportionately affecting women of color (WOC), including Asian, Black, Indigenous, Latina, and immigrant women. By performing a synthesis of qualitative research, the researchers identified five key themes shaping WOC's experiences of IPV: patriarchy and traditional gender norms, systemic racism and xenophobia, lack of cultural inclusion and safety, social needs, and healing through culture, spirituality, and community. Our findings suggest developing clinical models to meet the needs of this diverse population by addressing both the cultural and systemic factors that contribute to their experiences of IPV. Clinical practice can adapt to these challenges by fostering inclusivity and cultural competence to better support WOC victim-survivors of IPV, mitigate the harmful impacts of IPV, and promote pathways for healing. Future researchers must focus on developing culturally sensitive models that consider cultural background and reflect the complexity of IPV experiences for WOC.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-28"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286754","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}
Serap Canlı, Yeşim Çetinkaya Şen, Simla Adagide, Sultan Uğur
{"title":"A critical balance for health in older adults: Behavioral, normative, and control beliefs shaping fluid intake.","authors":"Serap Canlı, Yeşim Çetinkaya Şen, Simla Adagide, Sultan Uğur","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2514719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2514719","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Fluid intake is influenced by intention, attitude, beliefs, and environmental factors. In this study, we examined the beliefs regarding fluid intake among women aged 65 and older, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). We conducted qualitative research with 45 women in a nursing home in Turkey through semi-structured interviews. Our analysis revealed six themes and 21 subthemes related to fluid intake. Participants described fluid intake as beneficial and easy; however, they also mentioned barriers such as cost, health outcomes, pain, habits, and limitations. We found that doctors and family members were the main supporters, and the internet and media played a prominent role in decision-making. This study provides evidence that the Theory of Planned Behavior could be effective in explaining fluid consumption behaviors in older women. However, further research with larger samples and quantitative methods is needed to promote fluid intake.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144286753","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}
{"title":"Unmet contraceptive needs as the risk for unintended pregnancies in Indonesia.","authors":"Pika Novriani Lubis, Ratu Ayu Dewi Sartika","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2513462","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2513462","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Unintended pregnancies are widely known as social and financial burdens in low and middle-income countries (LMICs). Therefore, we aim to examine whether unmet contraceptive needs cause unintended pregnancies in Indonesia in a cross-sectional study using the 2017 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey (IDHS). In the bivariate analysis, we selected all variables for model building, except for employment status. In multivariate analysis, we found that unmet contraceptive needs posed a 1.3-fold higher risk for unintended pregnancies (CI 1.16-1.47) than those with met needs. Focusing on unmet contraceptive needs could reduce the prevalence of unintended pregnancies.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144259124","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}
{"title":"Effects of coffee consumption on the recovery of gastrointestinal functions after gynecological laparotomy-a randomized controlled trial.","authors":"Chien-Hui Kao, Yu-Ying Lu, Kuei-Fen Liu, Chih-Long Chang","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2511640","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2511640","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, the researchers aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of coffee consumption in promoting gastrointestinal function recovery in women undergoing gynecological laparotomy. A randomized controlled trial design was conducted at a medical center in northern Taiwan, it involved 74 women randomly assigned to an experimental group and a control group. Post-surgery, the experimental group drank 120 mL of black coffee three times daily, while the control group received 120 mL of warm water. We found that participants in the experimental group had more frequent bowel movements and earlier times to first bowel movement, first flatus, and first defecation. However, no significant differences were found between the groups. Coffee may support recovery in a manner like early water reintroduction, while also enhancing patient comfort, making it a promising clinical intervention for promoting postoperative gastrointestinal recovery.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144192335","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}
Johanna Falck, Karen Herbst, Bo Rolander, Annette Nygårdh, Lise-Lotte Jonasson, Jan Mårtensson
{"title":"Health-related stigma, perceived social support, and their role in quality of life among women with lipedema.","authors":"Johanna Falck, Karen Herbst, Bo Rolander, Annette Nygårdh, Lise-Lotte Jonasson, Jan Mårtensson","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2499487","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2499487","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Lipedema is a chronic disease in adipose tissue affecting women. The distinctive body appearance in lipedema, often mistaken for obesity, may be detrimental to social life. In our online cross-sectional survey study, conducted from June to September 2021 among 245 women with lipedema, we found significantly more health-related stigma compared to an aged-matched general female population (<i>N</i> = 1872), leading to an overall lower quality of life. Conversely, strong social support was associated with better social and emotional functioning. As such, healthcare professionals must, even in the early stages, recognize this disease and address its impact on psychosocial health and well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144052003","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}
{"title":"Childhood emotional maltreatment and coping with romantic relationship conflicts in women during early adulthood: The protective role of feminist identity.","authors":"Wenjing Guo, Andrei D Barbanta, Ruiping Zhang","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2494214","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2494214","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Feminism has shown a protective effect on women's mental health and well-being. However, there exists a prevailing perception that feminism is incompatible with heterosexual romance. Despite this perspective, emerging research suggests that identifying with feminism can have positive implications for women's romantic relationships. The authors seek to contribute to existing literature by exploring the beneficial effects of feminist identity on women's romantic relationships. A total of 328 Chinese female undergraduates who were currently in romantic relationships completed the measurement of childhood emotional maltreatment (i.e. childhood emotional abuse and neglect), feminist identity, and coping strategies in romantic relationship conflicts (i.e. compromise, avoidance, submission, separation, domination and interactional reactivity). Firstly, we examined correlations between all studied variables. According to the result, childhood emotional neglect was significantly negatively related to constructive coping strategy (i.e. compromise) in romantic relationship conflicts. Besides, feminist identity possessed a significant positive correlation with compromise, separation and domination in romantic relationship conflicts. Subsequently, we investigated the moderating effect of feminist identity in the relation between childhood emotional neglect and compromise in romantic relationship conflicts. As a result, the negative correlation between childhood emotional neglect and compromise in romantic relationship conflicts was found only among Chinese female undergraduates with low, but not high, feminist identity. Implications of these findings were discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-12"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057497","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}
{"title":"Processing the trauma of gynaecological cancer through reading and writing: Women's experiences from digital storytelling after treatment.","authors":"Ragnhild Johanne Tveit Sekse, Sigrund Breistig, Oddgeir Synnes","doi":"10.1080/07399332.2025.2499489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2025.2499489","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this article we explore the potential significance of illness stories in cancer rehabilitation by describing gynaecological cancer survivors' experiences from both reading other women's illness stories as well as writing their own. Individual texts were written by fifty-nine women who had recently finished primary cancer treatment while participating in an e-intervention. These texts were analyzed, inspired by Braun and Clark's method of analysis. Our analysis led to two main themes; \"Recognition - understanding oneself through others\" and \"Processing and adapting to a changed everyday life.\" We found that reading and writing about cancer can pave the way for the individual woman's recognition, normalization, belonging, and path to acceptance. However, this work can be painful as it can trigger memories of going through the cancer experience. Health personnel must be aware of both potentials and pitfalls and be sure to give the support needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47836,"journal":{"name":"Health Care for Women International","volume":" ","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144024818","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}