Menopause: health information for rural women
department or school: Applied Science, Faculty of
department or school: Nursing, School of
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCV
creator: Hood, Kirsten
issued: 2017-03-29T13:31:30Z
issued: 2017
description: Menopause is part of a woman’s natural aging process; it is a transitional period that affects women across Canada with no regard for rural or urban living location. The purpose of this literature review was to provide insight into the specific health needs of rural women, explore the period of menopause, and address health literacy and knowledge translation needs within the rural midlife women population. It was found that access to reliable and accurate menopause educational materials can be challenging for many women who live rurally. By providing access to trusted educational materials and resource people the feelings of fear, confusion, and misinformation can be addressed and diminished. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have the knowledge, skills and scope to aid women through this transitional time. Health literacy is complex and requires specific attention when providing health educational teaching. The literature recommended the production of a community specific educational pamphlet for this population group. A pamphlet was subsequently created after consultation and review from a sample group of midlife rural women.
aggregated CHO: https://circle.library.ubc.ca/rest/handle/2429/61034
note: Running Head: MENOPAUSE INFORMATION FOR RURAL WOMEN 1 MENOPAUSE: HEALTH INFORMATION FOR RURAL WOMEN by KIRSTEN HOOD, RN (C), BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Vancouver Island University, 2009 A CULMINATING PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF NURSING – NURSE PRACTITIONER in THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE AND POSTDOCTORAL STUDIES (School of Nursing) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vancouver February 2017 © Kirsten Hood, 2017 MENOPAUSE INFORMATION FOR RURAL WOMEN 2 Abstract Menopause is part of a woman’s natural aging process; it is a transitional period that affects women across Canada with no regard for rural or urban living location. The purpose of this literature review was to provide insight into the specific health needs of rural women, explore the period of menopause, and address health literacy and knowledge translation needs within the rural midlife women population. It was found that access to reliable and accurate menopause educational materials can be challenging for many women who live rurally. By providing access to trusted educational materials and resource people the feelings of fear, confusion, and misinformation can be addressed and diminished. Nurse Practitioners (NPs) have the knowledge, skills and scope to aid women through this transitional time. Health literacy is complex and requires specific attention when providing health educational teaching. The literature recommended the production of a community specific educational pamphlet for this population group. A pamphlet was subsequently created after consultation and review from a sample group of midlife rural women. Keywords: Rural women, menopause, health literacy, nurse practitioner MENOPAUSE INFORMATION FOR RURAL WOMEN 3 Table of Contents Menopause: Health Information for Rural Women ...................................................................4 Rationale for Project ......................................................................…
has type: Graduating Project
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0343388
language: eng
peer review status: Unreviewed
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
is part of: University of British Columbia. NURS 596
subject: Rural women
subject: Menopause
subject: Health literacy
subject: Nurse practitioners
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/61034