Menopause: A qualitative study of Jordanian women's perceptions

International Nursing Review

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 427-433

  Mahadeen, A I ^a   Halabi, J O ^a   Callister, L C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Jordanian women; Menopause; Moslem women; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; JORDAN; LIFE EVENT; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BODY IMAGE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; ISLAM; JORDAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; WOMEN;

EID: 55949121378     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2008.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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