Menopausal Women's Perceived Causes of Hot Flash

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ID15216569
AuthorsMargaret L Stubbs (0000-0002-5736-3174, Chatham University, corresponding author), Susan M Cohen (0000-0002-3860-4681, University of Pittsburgh), Feridey N Carr (University of Pittsburgh), Feridey Carr (Chatham University)
Year2008
Volume29
Issue7
Pages755-765
Publication date2008-07-28
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Care For Women International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/07399330802179205
PMID18663633
OpenAlexW1980610672
LanguageEN
References cited33

This descriptive study examined the perceptions of a group of breast cancer survivors about the causes of their hot flashes. Thirty-nine participants readily offered 1,008 individual responses. A content analysis revealed four prominent categories (stress, pain, medication related, and lack of sleep) as well as others (e.g., food related, heat related). In the context of concerns about biomedical approaches to hot flash treatment (specifically hormone therapy [HT]), inconsistent data regarding nonhormonal treatment options, and the many psychosocial factors identified as related to the hot flash experience, the benefits of identifying and addressing women's perceptions in developing effective treatment plans are discussed

Breast cancer · Cancer · Context (archaeology · Hormone therapy · Hot flash · Perception · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Estrogen and related hormone effects · Medicine · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments · Phytoestrogen effects and research · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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