Representations of hysterectomy as a transition process in Finnish women’s and health magazines

Kaisa Nykanen, Tarja Suominen, Merja Nikkonen
In: Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences · 2011 · vol. 25(3) , pp. 608–616 · doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00861.x · PMID:21244456 · W1523282907
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This content analysis of 42 articles from Finnish magazines found that hysterectomy was represented through information on care and treatment, and women's experiences of transition, with a notable absence of nurses in the coverage.

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Representations of hysterectomy as a transition process in Finnish women's and health magazines The purpose of this article was to describe representations of hysterectomy in Finnish women's and health magazines. The data used in the study were obtained from six Finnish women's and health magazines. Using content analysis, 42 articles were analysed. We identified two main categories, information about care and treatment and women's experiences. In the first category, there emerged six subcategories: role of uterus, indications for hysterectomy, operative techniques of hysterectomy, alternative methods of treatment, pros and cons of hysterectomy and patient guidance. The second category consisted of women's experiences of hysterectomy as a period of transition. The components of the transition theory were confirmed by the women's stories. We also wanted to highlight the fact that the result shows that nurses were missing from the media coverage regarding hysterectomy.

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