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The Self-Directed Learning Actions Of Women Regarding The Menopause Transition, Jamie Johnson Cooper
The Self-Directed Learning Actions Of Women Regarding The Menopause Transition, Jamie Johnson Cooper
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Research indicates that increased knowledge about the menopause transition positively impacts a woman’s attitude about this stage in her life, and a more positive attitude leads to less distress during the transition. However, there has been no research regarding how women gain this knowledge about menopause, what factors in her environment may hinder or assist her, or how women’s knowledge of menopause is leveraged by health care providers to help facilitate her menopause transition.
The purpose of this research was to explore the self-directed learning actions of women regarding their search for information about menopause, and to understand what factors, …