Young Women's Experiences Living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Young Women's Experiences Living with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01299.x
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发表时间：
2011-11-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Bulmer, Sandra Minor
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作者：
Weiss, Theresa R.;Bulmer, Sandra Minor
目的：探讨多囊卵巢综合征（PCOS）的心理社会影响，通过诊断与这种内分泌disorder.Design的年轻女性的经验：一个定性的，现象学的方法。数据通过个人，半结构化interviews.Setting获得：大学校园在新英格兰.Participants：一个有目的的样本的12名年轻妇女与PCOS年龄18至23 years.Results：以下主题出现从分析参与者的反应：对老年人的关注，身体上的自卑感，应对症状，病人与提供者的关系，寻求有用的信息和支持，结论：本研究的参与者每天都面临着许多身体、社会和情感上的挑战。随着这些年轻妇女收集与其需求相关的信息，寻求并获得社会支持，并保持日常生活以改善其健康和外表，她们逐渐接受了这种慢性病。根据参与者的转述经验，很明显，卫生保健从业人员需要在20岁出头的青少年和年轻女性PCOS治疗的全面整体计划中纳入心理社会支持。JOGNN，40，709-718; 2011. DOI：10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01299.x
Objective: To explore the psychosocial effects of living with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) through the experiences of young women diagnosed with this endocrine disorder.Design: A qualitative, phenomenological methodology was used. Data were obtained through personal, semistructured interviews.Setting: College campuses in New England.Participants: A purposive sample of 12 young women with PCOS age 18 to 23 years.Results: The following themes emerged from analysis of participants' responses: concerns for older self, feeling physically inferior, coping with symptoms, patient-provider relationship, seeking useable information and support, and coming to terms with a chronic condition.Conclusions: Participants in this study faced numerous physical, social, and emotional challenges on a daily basis. As these young women gathered information relevant to their needs, sought and received social support, and maintained their daily routines to improve their health and appearance, they came to terms with this chronic condition. Based on participants' relayed experiences, it became evident that a need exists for health care practitioners to include psychosocial support in a comprehensive holistic plan for the treatment of PCOS in adolescents and young women in their early twenties. JOGNN, 40, 709-718; 2011. DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6909.2011.01299.x