Description
The overarching goal of this project is to contribute to a more informed and evidence-based approach to menopause, where women’s experiences, needs, and long-term health are prioritized in both practice and policy.
This project aims to:
• To analyze how menopause is discursively constructed on Sweden’s primary official digital healthcare platform (1177.se) and to examine implications for informed choice and health equity.
• Develop and content-validate a menopause-specific questionnaire assessing women’s access to the preconditions required for informed choice during the menopausal transition.
• To assess women´s access to the preconditions for making informed choices about their health in menopause.
• To describe women’s percived barriers to menopausal healthcare.
Ongoing national data collection, spring 2026
Survey study on women´s access to precondition for making informed choices about their health through menopausal transition:
- Women age 35-65
- Anonymous
- Available in Swedish and English
- Takes about 30 min to complete
Link to survey: https://survey.du.se/Survey/11115/en
Selected publications
- . Constructing Menopause on Sweden's Official Healthcare Platform : A Critical Discourse Analysis, Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences, 2026, Vol. 40, No. 1. Article : refereed.
- . Women’s experiences of their sexuality during their menopausal transition and the support offered to them by healthcare providers : A systematic review and metasynthesis, 2025.
- . Study protocol: The midwife's role in supporting women during the menopausal transition, European Journal of Midwifery, 2025, Vol. 9, No. supp. 1. Article.