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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescents: a qualitative study

BACKGROUND: Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) use different coping strategies to confront the challenges of this disorder. Various studies extracted coping strategies amongst adult women with PCOS, but regarding the mental difference between adults and adolescents, specific study was...

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Autores principales: Saei Ghare Naz, Marzieh, Ramezani Tehrani, Fahimeh, Ozgoli, Giti
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31686927
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S207727
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author Saei Ghare Naz, Marzieh
Ramezani Tehrani, Fahimeh
Ozgoli, Giti
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description BACKGROUND: Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) use different coping strategies to confront the challenges of this disorder. Various studies extracted coping strategies amongst adult women with PCOS, but regarding the mental difference between adults and adolescents, specific study was conducted to gain a deep understanding of how adolescents cope to the many health issues they experience. METHODS: Fifteen adolescents aged 13–19 years with PCOS participated in comprehensive individual interviews with goal-oriented, semi-structured questions. Sampling was purposive and continued until data saturation was reached. Data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. The validity of the data was verified through measures including credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability and authenticity. RESULTS: The analysis of the data helped extract the main theme of the research as “dealing with PCOS”. The main theme consisted of three themes and 12 sub-theme: (1) Escaping the problem (sub-themes: Adopting a forgetting mindset, and concealment and minimization of the disorder); (2) Depressive mood (sub-themes: Poor self-perception and low self-esteem, isolation, sleep disturbances, passive aggressive behavior, emotional turmoil, feelings of humiliation, and adolescents’ perceptions); and (3) Coping with the disease (sub-themes: Recovery of health, positive thinking, hope for recovery). CONCLUSION: In this study, the adolescents with PCOS showed a coping response to their disorder in the form of problem-solving, developing a depressive mood or adjusting to the disorder. Recognizing the mental health needs of these adolescents and improving their quality of life require the identification of ways through which they deal with PCOS.
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spelling pubmed-67097912019-11-04 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescents: a qualitative study Saei Ghare Naz, Marzieh Ramezani Tehrani, Fahimeh Ozgoli, Giti Psychol Res Behav Manag Original Research BACKGROUND: Adolescents with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) use different coping strategies to confront the challenges of this disorder. Various studies extracted coping strategies amongst adult women with PCOS, but regarding the mental difference between adults and adolescents, specific study was conducted to gain a deep understanding of how adolescents cope to the many health issues they experience. METHODS: Fifteen adolescents aged 13–19 years with PCOS participated in comprehensive individual interviews with goal-oriented, semi-structured questions. Sampling was purposive and continued until data saturation was reached. Data were analyzed using the thematic analysis technique. The validity of the data was verified through measures including credibility, transferability, dependability, confirmability and authenticity. RESULTS: The analysis of the data helped extract the main theme of the research as “dealing with PCOS”. The main theme consisted of three themes and 12 sub-theme: (1) Escaping the problem (sub-themes: Adopting a forgetting mindset, and concealment and minimization of the disorder); (2) Depressive mood (sub-themes: Poor self-perception and low self-esteem, isolation, sleep disturbances, passive aggressive behavior, emotional turmoil, feelings of humiliation, and adolescents’ perceptions); and (3) Coping with the disease (sub-themes: Recovery of health, positive thinking, hope for recovery). CONCLUSION: In this study, the adolescents with PCOS showed a coping response to their disorder in the form of problem-solving, developing a depressive mood or adjusting to the disorder. Recognizing the mental health needs of these adolescents and improving their quality of life require the identification of ways through which they deal with PCOS. Dove 2019-08-22 /pmc/articles/PMC6709791/ /pubmed/31686927 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S207727 Text en © 2019 Saei Ghare Naz et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php).
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Ozgoli, Giti
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescents: a qualitative study
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title_fullStr Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescents: a qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescents: a qualitative study
title_short Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in adolescents: a qualitative study
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topic Original Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6709791/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31686927
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S207727
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