The Experience of Living With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in the Military
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Ovarian Cancer, Women's Studies |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Oncology, Reproductive |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 3/17/2019 |
| Start Date: | June 2019 |
| End Date: | September 2020 |
| Contact: | Mary L Cox |
| Email: | mcox@genevausa.org |
| Phone: | 7078165263 |
The purpose of this study is to understand the experience of living with polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) as an active duty Service Woman. As part of a budding research program, this
proposed study will lay the groundwork for future intervention studies targeting the
management of PCOS in a military population.
syndrome (PCOS) as an active duty Service Woman. As part of a budding research program, this
proposed study will lay the groundwork for future intervention studies targeting the
management of PCOS in a military population.
Using a qualitative descriptive approach with focus groups (FG), the investigators will seek
to describe the experience of living with PCOS as an active duty service woman (ADSW). This
method will allow the investigators to obtain a comprehensive summary of living with PCOS in
the every day terms of ADSW. The discussion in the (FG) meetings will be an effective way to
supply information about what people think, or how they feel, or on the way they act.
Advantages of this method include: (a) it can cover a large number of people in one session,
(b) it is an efficient way of gaining a large amount of information in a short time, (c) it
is comparatively easier to drive or conduct, and (d) it generates an opportunity to collect
data from the group interaction, which concentrates on the topic of the researcher's interest
[64, 65].
This proposed study will focus on six primary areas of inquiry: (a) experience of receiving
PCOS diagnosis (b) symptoms experienced and methods of coping with them, (c)
military-specific experience of managing and living with PCOS, (d) access to/availability of
information related to PCOS and how they have applied it, (e) experience of support, and (f)
present and future concerns about having PCOS.
to describe the experience of living with PCOS as an active duty service woman (ADSW). This
method will allow the investigators to obtain a comprehensive summary of living with PCOS in
the every day terms of ADSW. The discussion in the (FG) meetings will be an effective way to
supply information about what people think, or how they feel, or on the way they act.
Advantages of this method include: (a) it can cover a large number of people in one session,
(b) it is an efficient way of gaining a large amount of information in a short time, (c) it
is comparatively easier to drive or conduct, and (d) it generates an opportunity to collect
data from the group interaction, which concentrates on the topic of the researcher's interest
[64, 65].
This proposed study will focus on six primary areas of inquiry: (a) experience of receiving
PCOS diagnosis (b) symptoms experienced and methods of coping with them, (c)
military-specific experience of managing and living with PCOS, (d) access to/availability of
information related to PCOS and how they have applied it, (e) experience of support, and (f)
present and future concerns about having PCOS.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Active duty military women
- Diagnosed with PCOS
- 18 years of age or over
Exclusion Criteria:
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