Comment: Menopause - a global health and wellbeing issue that needs urgent attention

On 'X', I noticed a comment piece from the Lancet:

Menopause: a global health and wellbeing issue that needs urgent attention
Gayathri Delanerolle, Peter Phiri, Sohier Elneil, et al. The Lancet Global Health, Volume 0, Issue 0.
Publication History: Published December 18, 2024 
DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00528-X

As usual I searched 'Welcome to the QUAD' [W2tQ] for previous posts tagged 'menopause'. The result '0' was a surprise, as there are several posts re.'menstruation' 

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=menstruation

And many tagged 'women':

https://hodges-model.blogspot.com/search?q=women 

And this despite, a partner and family members experiencing the effects and impact of menopause. I was also asked in the summer to sort a list of signs & symptoms for menopause that can be associated with mental health nursing.

Interesting to see reference to the Roy Adaptation Model in the paper:

Klotzbaugh R, Fawcett J. Gender minority persons’ perceptions of peer-led support groups: a Roy Adaptation Model interpretation. ANS Adv Nurs Sci 2023; 46: 59–74.

And to address the global health extent and context of menopause:

'The stigma is such that open dialogue is inhibited in the majority of LMICs and the first-generation migrants from these LMICs to high-income countries (HICs); the paucity of broader understanding and acceptance in society exacerbates the mental and emotional strain of menopause and can lead to social isolation, particularly in these stigmatised contexts.' [my emphasis]

If needed there may be a CPD exercise for student nurses, or those qualified with revalidation pending? Hodges' model (the template) can help in achieving a broader understanding of menopause, and women's health to include menstruation and social attitudes, beliefs and attitudes. The paper does not refer to shame, and self-stigma, which may prevent a person from seeking help? So, there is a reflective exercise in reading the text and mapping the recommendations in the paper:

Panel - Recommendations to improve health outcomes for individuals with menopause 

• Lifestyle modifications 
• Mental health support
• Holistic approaches
• Culturally competent care 
• Personalisation of hormone replacement therapy care 
• Peer support groups or social prescribing 
• Conduct comprehensive research 
• Improve accessibility
• Understanding various risk factors, such as lifestyles, environment, and climate

If anyone has events, journal special issues for 2025 ... I can help publicise, please let me know.

Ack. https://x.com/raj_psyc

See also:

Delanerolle, Gayathri & Forbes, Anna & Cavalini, Heitor & Taylor, Julie & Riach, Kathleen & Hinchliff, Sharron & Atkinson, Carol & Potočnik, Kristina & Briggs, Paula & Kurmi, Om & Talaulikar, Vikram & van Vlymen, Jeremy & Shetty, Ashish & Irfan, Muhammad & Kareem, Rabia & Kemp, Helen & Palo, Subrata & Rathnayake, Nirmala. (2024). An Exploration of the Mental Health Impact Among Menopausal Women: The MARIE Project Protocol (UK arm). American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research. 22. 10.34297/AJBSR.2024.22.002992. 

The Cass Review Interim Report ... reflections ...

 ... that may stand for themselves?

[ with my emphasis ]

Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people: 

Interim report

February 2022

Introduction from the Chair

"... the aim of the Review is to ensure that children and young people who are experiencing gender incongruence or gender-related distress receive a high standard of NHS care that meets their needs and is safe, holistic and effective." p.11.

 

"As with autism, the framework for assessment needs to become formalised so there are clearer criteria for diagnosis and treatment pathways which are shared more widely. These should incorporate not just whether the child or young person meets DSM-5 criteria for gender dysphoria, but how a broader psychosocial assessment should be conducted and evaluated, and what other factors need to be considered to gain a holistic understanding of the child or young person’s experience. Professional judgement and experience will still be important, but if the frameworks and criteria for assessment and diagnosis were more consistent and reproducible, there would be a greater likelihood that two different people seeing the same child or young person would come to the same conclusion." p.60.

"Assessment and management: All children and young people who are referred to specialist services should have a competent local multi-disciplinary assessment and should remain under active holistic local management until they are seen at a specialist centre." p.92.

[ and from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/commissioning/spec-services/npc-crg/gender-dysphoria-clinical-programme/implementing-advice-from-the-cass-review/ ]

"Dr Cass has now sent further advice on the core components of this model. You can read the advice in full here.

In summary, she has said:

  ...

• ‘The services should have an appropriate multi-professional workforce to enable them to provide an integrated model of care that manages the holistic needs of this population’.

• ‘Staff should maintain a broad clinical perspective to embed the care of children and young people with gender uncertainty within a broader child and adolescent health context’."

 

Mirror 4: 'Health Career' = life chances

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group - population

Zhang Hui, Just Like in the Mirror 2, 2018. Oil on canvas, 120.5 x 80 cm.	...

Meditations in an Emergency
May 21–August 30, 2020
UCCA

My source:

Dally, J. (2020) The art world gets back to business. Life&Arts, FTWeekend, 23-24 May, p.11.

Image source:
https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/329368/meditations-in-an-emergency/

Call for Book Reviewers: LGBTQ Titles c/o [spiritof1848]

Would you please share this information with your networks? Thanks! We have some new LGBTQ books. Reviewers get to keep the free copy of the book they review! We welcome reviews of books not listed. We support student reviewers through the publication process.

Call for Book Reviewers: World Medical & Health Policy.

World Medical & Health Policy is dedicated to the intersection of policy, politics, medicine, and public health. The Journal's objective is to help improve global health by broadly considering policy context, processes, outcomes, and influences.

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If you are interested in reviewing a book, please send me an email at the address below. This call for book reviewers is open to graduate students, health professionals, professional academics of all levels, and independent scholars. We welcome your ideas for books to review and we will gladly also help you find a book that matches your area of expertise. We are especially interested in book reviews associated with health equity and open to a wide range of topics.

Thank you for your time and consideration,

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LGBTQ Titles. Complete list of other books at bottom.

Broqua, Christophe. Action = Vie: A History of AIDS Activism and Gay Politics in France. Temple University Press, 2020.
http://tupress.temple.edu/book/0562

Cheng, Jih-Fei et al. AIDS and the Distribution of Crises. Duke University Press, 2020.
https://www.dukeupress.edu/aids-and-the-distribution-of-crises

Guadalupe-Diaz, Xavier. Transgressed: Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Lives. NYU Press, 2019.
https://nyupress.org/9781479827855/transgressed/

Haldeman, Douglas. Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Change Efforts: Evidence, Effects, and Ethics. Columbia University Press, 2020.
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-change-efforts/9781939594365

Lakkimsetti, Chaitanya. Legalizing Sex: Sexual Minorities, AIDS, and Citizenship in India. NYU Press, 2020.
https://nyupress.org/9781479826360/legalizing-sex/

Liu, Hui et al. Marriage and Health: The Well-Being of Same-Sex Couples. Rutgers University Press, 2020. https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/marriage-and-health/9781978803480

Shanker, Adrian. Bodies and Barriers: Queer Activists on Health. PM Press, 2020.
https://www.pmpress.org/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1079

Stall, Ron et al. LGBT Health Research: Theory, Methods, Practice. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020.
https://jhupbooks.press.jhu.edu/title/lgbtq-health-research

Varghese, Ricky. Raw: PrEP, Pedagogy, and the Politics of Barebacking. NYU Press, 2019.
https://nyupress.org/9780889776838/raw/

Additional books for review:
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Thank you!

New article: COVID-19 Amidst Carceral Contexts: The Overton Window of Political Possibility and Policy Change

Cynthia A Golembeski
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar
NJ Scholarship & Transformative Education in Prisons Faculty
JD/PhD Student | Rutgers University School of Public Affairs
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VOGUE: As they say - don't judge a ''book' just by its cover ...

... there is a resource to help you really reflect!

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"The 16th spot on the cover will appear  in print as a silver reflective mirror, to  show how you, the reader, are part of   this extraordinary moment in time –  and to encourage you to use your own  platform to bring change."	FORCE CHANGE
Vogue, September cover	CHANGE FORCE

*Whatever your chosen career at this 

point in time and throughout your 
lifelong aspirations and learning.

Best wishes!

Cover image source: Vogue.

Transformation: person, gender, arts, health services

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living person sculpture	sculpture 24/7/365 living 1 : 4 : 9
Gilbert & George and Victoria appear together at their studios in London ahead of Serpentine's 10th annual festival of ideas Corbis	Transformation Institution productivity contracts innovation efficiency technology engagement 'unsocial hours' 'out of hours' negotiation power

My source: The Independent, 17 October 2015, p.7