Experience of the menopause transition in Irish women and how it impacts motivators, facilitators, and barriers to physical activity engagement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Research shows a decline in physical activity (PA) in women during the menopause transition (MT). Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore experiences of the MT in Irish women and how it impacts motivators, facilitators, and barriers to PA engagement.

Methods

Twelve Irish women (age: 49 ± 4 years) who were in the MT participated in individual, online, semi-structured interviews. During each interview participants were asked about their experience of the MT and its influence on PA engagement to identify motivators, facilitators and barriers. All interviews were digitally recorded and transcribed verbatim, resulting in ≈ 72,610 words for descriptive and thematic analysis.

Results

The MT had a notable influence on PA engagement in Irish women. The m

SUBMITTER: McNulty KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673553 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature