Recent Findings from Islamic Azad University Highlight Research in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome [Health system-related needs for healthy nutritional behaviors in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a qualitative study in Iran]: Endocrine System Diseases and Conditions – Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

2022 AUG 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News -- Current study results on polycystic ovary syndrome have been published. According to news reporting originating from Islamic Azad University by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder among women.”

The news editors obtained a quote from the research from Islamic Azad University: “Given the prevalence of this disease in adolescent girls as well as its serious physical, psychological, and social consequences, the present study aimed to explore the health system-related needs for healthy nutritional behaviors in adolescent girls with PCOS. This qualitative content analysis was conducted in Shiraz, Iran between November 2016 and October 2017. Eighteen Adolescent girls with PCOS and 15 healthcare providers (midwives, gynecologists, nutritionists, and endocrinologists) were selected through purposeful sampling with maximum variation strategy. Data were collected through individual in-depth and semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions, and field note, and simultaneously analyzed using the conventional qualitative content analysis method. Three main categories that appeared included: 1) education and counseling on healthy nutrition and support for adolescent girls with PCOS with sub-categories of ‘empowering adolescent girls with PCOS to adopt healthy nutritional behaviors’, ‘providing services and education about healthy nutritional behaviors as a team’, and ‘the health team attention to the concerns of adolescent girls with PCOS and closely following the disease status, 2) solving communication problems with sub-categories of ‘proper interactions and building trust between health team members and adolescent girls’ and ‘proper interactions between members of the health team’, and 3) developing the optimal structure for providing health services with sub-categories of ‘solving problems related to human resources, ‘promoting the position of health issues related to adolescent girls in the health system’, and ‘promoting policy-making in the field of nutritional health of adolescent girls’.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “Based on the results of the present study, necessary measures should be taken to educate and advise on healthy nutrition, and to support adolescent girls with PCOS. The desired structure should also be developed to provide health services to these girls. By solving communication problems and building trust between the members of the health team and these girls, one can guide them to adopt healthy nutritional behaviors.”

For more information on this research see: Health system-related needs for healthy nutritional behaviors in adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): a qualitative study in Iran. BMC Health Services Research, 2022,22(1):1-11. (BMC Health Services Research - http://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com). The publisher for BMC Health Services Research is BMC.

A free version of this journal article is available at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08334-2.

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting Leila Hajivandi, Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Kazerun Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University. Additional authors for this research include Mahnaz Noroozi, Firoozeh Mostafavi, Maryam Ekramzadeh.

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