ArticleBJGP open2024
Women's information needs about menopause: a cross-sectional survey in Norwegian general practice.
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- Awareness of Menopause and Health Risks Among Reproductive-Age Women in Latvia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Exploring women's experiences and needs during the climacteric to enhance positive mental health and self-care.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Finding sense of coherence in the menopause transition - A qualitative interview study with menopausal women in Norway.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch has indicated that providing women with information about menopause can improve their attitudes towards it and symptom experience. Nevertheless, information shared on the menopause is often arbitrary.
aimTo examine women's information needs about menopause, and understand if, when, and from whom they want information. DESIGN &
settingA cross-sectional study was undertaken. A questionnaire survey was distributed to women in the waiting room of 54 general practice clinics in South-Eastern Norway in autumn 2022.
methodMedical students recruited women in the clinic waiting rooms. A 1-page study-specific questionnaire was used, focusing on need for information about menopause. A multinominal logistic regression model was used to analyse the association between the desire for information and education level, country of birth, and menopausal status.
resultsA total of 625 women were included, with a mean age of 44.4 years (standard deviation [SD] 8.7). In all, 59% answered that they wanted information about menopause, and 81% of these wanted their GP to inform them, from a median age of 45 years. According to the women, only 10% of GPs had initiated a discussion on the menopause. Higher education was a predictor for wanting information. A main driver of information needs was to help oneself in the present and in the future. In all, 33% did not want information. The main reasons were that they already possessed sufficient information, would take menopause as it comes, were too young, or were already postmenopausal. The sex of the GP did not influence the results.
conclusionMost women wanted information about menopause from their GP. The study emphasises the need for GPs to consider prioritising this discussion, and to keep up to date on recommendations and treatment options.
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