工作和早期更年期的定性研究:"在工作"经验和职业发展轨迹
Amanda J Vincent1, Kate Johnston-Ataata2, Jacinthe Flore3
1Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation-MCHRI, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Endocrinology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
Maturitas
|January 27, 2024
概括
早期更年期和过早的卵巢衰竭显著影响女性的职业生涯和工作生活. 这项研究揭示了年轻女性在更年期早期导航工作时面临的独特挑战,与老年女性不同.
科学领域:
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 劳动社会学工作的社会学.
背景情况:
- 早期更年期 (45岁之前) 和过早的卵巢衰竭 (POI,40岁之前) 发生在关键的职业生涯建设年份.
- 现有关于更年期和工作的研究集中在更年期后更年期妇女身上,对年轻女性留下了一个空白.
- 了解早期更年期/POI妇女的工作经验对于职业支持和工作场所政策至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索被诊断患有早期更年期或POI的妇女的工作经验.
- 确定影响早期更年期/POI和女性职业生涯交叉的因素.
- 将这些经验与年长的绝经后妇女的经验进行比较.
主要方法:
- 对30名女性进行了定性采访,采用最大变异抽样.
- 参与者有不同的背景和更年期的原因 (16 iatrogenic).
- 使用NVivo 12软件进行了双重主题和主题叙事分析.
主要成果:
- 出现了两个主要主题:"在职"经验 (表现,演示,披露) 和职业发展轨迹 (完整或改变).
- 关键影响因素包括职业特点,个人情况 (年龄,SES,家庭,迁移) 和更年期特征 (自发与催产素,治疗).
- 与典型年龄的更年期相比,早期更年期/POI存在独特的挑战.
结论:
- 早期更年期/POI深刻影响女性的工作经验和职业道路.
- 个人和职业因素是重要的,类似于年长的女性,但与年龄相关的独特考虑.
- 这项研究强调,需要为经历更年期的年轻女性提供量身定制的支持.
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