WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTING FACTORS DURING MIDDLE AGE: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS

Sharifi, KH and Kazemnejad, A and Forughan, M and Anoosheh, M (2015) WOMEN'S EXPERIENCES OF MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTING FACTORS DURING MIDDLE AGE: A QUALITATIVE CONTENT ANALYSIS. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 12 (11). pp. 1028-1037.

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Abstract

Mental health is an important aspect of health and it is impossible to reach other parts of the health without it. According to this, present study aimed to explore women's experiences of mental health. Methods & Methods: This study is a contract content analysis with a purposive sampling and maximum variation. 23 participants were selected gradually to saturate the information among middle-aged women living in Kashan. Data analysis was conducted simultaneously. Results: "The journey towards perfection" has emerged from the data as the theme of the study. This theme consisted of 5 main categories; "Feelings of adequacy", "Sense of sophistication"," Deepen relations", "Meaning-oriented", "Meeting the spiritual and financial prosperity" and multiple subcategories. Conclusion: The study presented the majority of women's health-promoting factors in middle age. Paying attention to these factors can promote the overall health status of the women of the country.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: promoting women's mental health, midlife, content analysis
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2018 06:36
Last Modified: 03 Feb 2018 06:36
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4154

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