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Menopause and work: A narrative literature review about menopause, work and health.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.
- Women's experiences and expectations during the menopause transition: a systematic qualitative narrative review.Health promotion international · 2025Pooled it
- Brazilian Guideline on Menopausal Cardiovascular Health - 2024.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2024Guideline
- Working as a Registered Nurse During Menopause-A Multiple Methods Study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2026Article
- An Exploratory Clinical Study of Structured Psychological Intervention for Menopausal Symptom Management.Cureus · 2026Article
- Qualitative research on health issues and background factors of menopausal female workers: an examination from physical, psychological, and social perspectives.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2026Article
- Discrimination, Stigma and Taboo Towards the Three Ms' Working Body: A Systematic Review Around Menstruation, Maternity and Menopause.International journal of women's health · 2026Review
- Menopausal symptoms, work ability, and quality of life: a cross-sectional study among employed women in southern India.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- A qualitative study on the phased nature of the self-acceptance process for working women experiencing menopause.Journal of rural medicine : JRM · 2026Article
- Atherogenic Dyslipidemia and Its Association withInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Embracing change: Navigating menopause with the help of mobile health apps in Germany.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Review
- Association between menopause, postmenopausal hormone therapy and peptic ulcer disease in Taiwanese population.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Survey-based exploration of menopause transition experiences of female staff employed in UK ambulance services (CESSATION Phase 2).British paramedic journal · 2025Article
- Validation of the menopause representation questionnaire (MenoSentations-Q) among Iranian women and cross-cultural comparison with Portuguese women.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Where Are the Knowledge Gaps in Menopause Across a Population? A National Cross-Sectional Survey in Wales.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Personalized nutrition and precision medicine in perimenopausal women: A minireview of genetic polymorphisms COMT, FUT2, and MTHFR.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Review
- Interactions of depression, anxiety, and sleep quality with menopausal symptoms on job satisfaction among middle-aged health workers in England: a STROBE-based analysis.Human resources for health · 2024Article
- Brazilian Guideline on Menopausal Cardiovascular Health - 2024.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2024Article
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- Minding menopause in patients with cognitive impairment: a patient's perspective and reflections on clinical practice.BMC women's health · 2023Article
- Impact of Menopausal Symptoms on Work: Findings from Women in the Health and Employment after Fifty (HEAF) Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMenopause is part of working women's lives. In Western countries, labour market patterns are changing rapidly: women's labour participation has increased, the percentage of full-time working women is rising, and retirement age is increasing.
objectiveThis narrative literature study aims to provide an insight in the state of the art in the literature about the relationship between menopause, work and health and to identify knowledge gaps as input for further research.
methodsThe search was conducted in PubMed, CINAHL, MEDLINE and ScienceDirect. The final set includes 36 academic articles, 27 additional articles related to the topic and 6 additional sources.
resultsResearch on menopause, work and health is scarce. Results are grouped thematically as follows: Menopause and (1) a lack of recognising; (2) sickness absence and costs; (3) work ability; (4) job characteristics; (5) psychosocial and cultural factors; (6) health; (7) mental health, and (8) coping and interventions. Work ability of women with severe menopausal complaints may be negatively affected.
conclusionsDue to taboo, menopause remains unrecognised and unaddressed within an organisational context. New theoretical and methodological approaches towards research on menopause, work and health are required in order to match the variety of the work contexts world-wide.
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