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This period may negatively influence quality of life and level of functioning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To explore menopausal women\u2019s experiences, perspectives and coping strategies to comprehend, manage and find meaning in the menopausal transition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Individual interviews of women with different backgrounds and menopausal experiences, recruited by hairdressers in Norway.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with 11 women in 2024. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis. The theory of Salutogenesis and Sense of Coherence developed by Antonovsky, was used as guiding theoretical lens.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Three main themes were developed, incorporating the intercorrelated aspects of\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Sense of Coherence<\/jats:italic>\n                      : Comprehensibility, Manageability and Meaningfulness. 1.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">A transition from the unknown to normalisation \u2013<\/jats:italic>\n                      without knowledge, understanding menopausal changes was challenged, but normalisation of menopause gave comprehension. 2.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">From distress and silence to empowerment \u2013<\/jats:italic>\n                      manageability increased with comprehension, discussions with other women and knowledge dissemination, but was challenged by inadequate health care. 3.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Finding meaning in the change menopause brings \u2013<\/jats:italic>\n                      meaningfulness motivated to seek understanding and coping strategies, and gave acceptance and value to this transition, although often accompanied by an undesirable sense of aging.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study shows the importance of enhancing knowledge among women, the public and general practitioners to understand and manage menopause, and to improve menopausal care and women\u2019s quality of life.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/17455057261459816","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,11]],"date-time":"2026-06-11T00:19:01Z","timestamp":1781137141000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Finding sense of coherence in the menopause transition - A qualitative interview study with menopausal women in Norway"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"22","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3732-8054","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Marianne","family":"Natvik","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Oslo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3454-2329","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mette","family":"Brekke","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Oslo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4681-4774","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Siri","family":"Vangen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Oslo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Holgeir","family":"Skjeie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Oslo"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_10_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ecl.2022.04.006"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/nrendo.2017.180"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ogc.2018.07.005"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.maturitas.2011.09.011"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-024-84208-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S2213-8587(25)00138-X"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.7326\/0003-4819-142-12_Part_1-200506210-00117"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(23)02799-X"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1207\/S15327027HC1401_5"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.maturitas.2018.07.013"},{"key":"e_1_3_10_12_2","first-page":"0781","article-title":"Accessing Equitable Menopause Care in the Contemporary NHS \u2013 Women\u2019s Experiences","volume":"2024","author":"Eccles A","year":"2025","unstructured":"Eccles A, Keating S, Mann C, et al. 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