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Menopause Experience of Middle-aged Married Immigrant Women Residing in Korea

한국에 거주하는 중년기 결혼이주여성의 폐경 경험

  • Ju Young Kim (Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, College Nursing. Ewha Womans University)
  • 김주영 (이화여대부속 목동병원, 이화여자대학교 일반대학원 간호학과)
  • Received : 2023.04.24
  • Accepted : 2023.06.20
  • Published : 2023.06.28
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Abstract

This study was attempted to confirm the menopause experience of middle-aged marriage migrant women residing in Korea. The participants in the study were six married immigrant women aged 45 or older who had lived in Korea for more than 15 years and had reached menopause. Interviews with particlpants were conducted from February 27, 2022 to April 20, 2022. The data were analyzed following the five steps of Downe-Wambolt(1992). As a result of the analysis, the category of experience was 4 categories and 10 sub-categories. The main categories appeared as suffering from various postmenopausal changes, trying to overcome menopause symptoms, menopause is coming positively, passive acceptance of menopause. It was confirmed that not only individual nursing approaches for middle-aged married migrant women but also overall nursing considering individual socio-cultural contexts were needed.

본 연구는 한국에 거주하는 중년기 결혼이주여성의 폐경 경험을 확인하기 위하여 시도되었다. 연구참여자는 15년 이상 한국에서 거주한 만 45세 이상의 폐경이 된 6명의 결혼이주여성이었다. 자료수집은 2023년 2월 27일부터 2023년 4월 20일까지 비구조적이고 개방적인 질문을 통해 심층면담을 하였다. 수집된 자료는 Downe-Wambolt (1992)가 제시한 내용분석방법을 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석된 결과로 4개의 범주와 10개의 하위범주로 도출되었다. 4개의 범주는 폐경 후 다양한 변화로 힘들어함, 폐경 증상을 극복하려고 노력함, 폐경이 긍정적으로 다가옴, 폐경을 수동적으로 받아들임이었다. 중년기 결혼이주여성을 위한 개별적인 간호 접근뿐만 아니라 개인의 사회문화적 맥락을 고려한 총체적 간호가 필요함을 확인할 수 있었다.

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