"Menopause Experiences in Cultural and Intercultural Contexts"
ConditionValid MeSH Conditions
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexFemale
Age40-65
SponsorInstitut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
About this trial
The climacteric period involves physical, hormonal, and emotional changes that can impact a woman's quality of life. This mixed-methods study aims to explore the perceptions and experiences of women during menopause and the influence of cultural ethnicity on their quality of life in Primary Care centers in Tarragona. The research includes a quantitative phase to assess healthcare professionals' knowledge via electronic surveys and a qualitative phase using individual interviews with women from diverse backgrounds. The goal is to identify specific needs to adapt community nursing interventions and improve health promotion and equity during the climacteric stage.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthcare professional aged 18 years or older.
Currently working in the Primary Care setting.
Provide care or work with women in the climateric stage.
Agreement to participate and completion of the anonymous survey after providing informed consent.
Disqualifiers
Inability to understand the study's language (Spanish or Catalan).
Cognitive impairment that prevents the participant from providing informed consent or participating in the interview/survey.
Refusal to participate in the study.
Trial population
The study population consists of two main groups located in the Tarragona healthcare area: Healthcare Professionals: Nurses and physicians working in Primary Care centers (Institut Català de la Salut) who provide care to women during the climacteric stage. Women in the Climacteric Stage: Women aged 40 to 65 years from diverse sociocultural and ethnic backgrounds who are users of the Primary Care centers in the same geographical area. The sample will be drawn from urban and rural health centers to ensure a representative professional perspective and a diverse range of lived experiences from the women interviewed.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Survey and Semi-structured Interview
BehavioralFor Professionals: An electronic questionnaire to assess knowledge and attitudes toward menopause. For Women: A qualitative semi-structured interview to explore their perceptions and lived experiences during the climacteric stage.
Treatment groups
25 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Healthcare Professionals1 intervention
Group B: Women in Climacteric Stage1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Perceptions and Lived Experiences of Women in the Climacteric Stage.
Exploration of the subjective experiences, cultural influences, and quality of life through thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews.
Time frame
Baseline.2
Level of Knowledge and Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Menopause.
Evaluation of knowledge scores and professional attitudes towards menopause management through an ad hoc electronic questionnaire. The questionnaire provides a total score ranging from 0 to10, where 0 indicates the lowest level of knowledge and poorest attitude, and 10 indicates the highest level of knowledge and most positive attitude towards menopause management.
Time frame
Baseline at the time of survey completion.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov