Weaving a cocoon on the way to aging transcendence: Grounded theory study on aging perception during menopause transition.

ABSTRACT: During menopause, women experience major changes, including the onset of aging as a natural and inevitable event. The present study aimed to explore and explain the process of aging perception during menopausal transition. This study was a qualitative grounded theory research, which was going to be implemented in 2019-2020 on 18 Baluch women settled in the Sistan & Baluchestan province in South-East Iran and among midlife or older menopause experienced women. Sampling was started first by Purposive sampling, and then it was performed with theoretic sampling. Data analysis was performed according to Corbin and Straus's approach (2015) in four phases: (1) identifying and developing concepts; (2) analyzing data for the context; (3) entering the process stage into analysis; and (4) integrating

SUBMITTER: Navvabi-Rigi SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9624393 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature