How People in Aotearoa New Zealand with Endometriosis Sustain Employment, Barriers and Enablers: A Qualitative Interpretive Description Study
Authors List
Drummond Quin, C., Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga, Dunedin, New Zealand (Presenter)
Herkt, J., Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga, Dunedin, New Zealand (Co-Author)
Jeffery, H., Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga, Dunedin, New Zealand (Co-Author)
Introduction
Endometriosis is a chronic and incurable condition impacting 1 in 10 women in Aotearoa New Zealand (New Zealand. Ministry of Health, 2020). Endometriosis symptoms include painful periods, pelvic pain, fatigue, painful intercourse, bloating, urinary frequency and urgency, irritable bowel syndrome, fertility delay, and infertility.
Aims
The study was conducted to gain knowledge concerning the barriers and enablers that impact the ability of people with endometriosis to sustain employment.
Methods
This is a qualitative study using Thorne's interpretive description. Purposive sampling was used to gain six participants with a confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis and in paid employment. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed using Braun & Clarke’s thematic analysis.
Results
Themes developed around the barriers and enablers to sustaining employment in Aotearoa New Zealand with endometriosis. This included 1) it’s more than just a bad period, 2) choosing to tell others and 3) finding a way through.
Conclusions
Delegates will be introduced to a range of perspectives on the experience of sustaining employment with a diagnosis of endometriosis and an opportunity to consider the role of occupational therapists in working with this population. Delegates will be introduced to opportunities for future research within this population.
References:
New Zealand. Ministry of Health. (2020). Diagnosis and management of endometriosis in New Zealand.
Drummond Quin, C., Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga, Dunedin, New Zealand (Presenter)
Herkt, J., Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga, Dunedin, New Zealand (Co-Author)
Jeffery, H., Otago Polytechnic Te Pukenga, Dunedin, New Zealand (Co-Author)
Introduction
Endometriosis is a chronic and incurable condition impacting 1 in 10 women in Aotearoa New Zealand (New Zealand. Ministry of Health, 2020). Endometriosis symptoms include painful periods, pelvic pain, fatigue, painful intercourse, bloating, urinary frequency and urgency, irritable bowel syndrome, fertility delay, and infertility.
Aims
The study was conducted to gain knowledge concerning the barriers and enablers that impact the ability of people with endometriosis to sustain employment.
Methods
This is a qualitative study using Thorne's interpretive description. Purposive sampling was used to gain six participants with a confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis and in paid employment. Data was collected using semi-structured interviews and analysed using Braun & Clarke’s thematic analysis.
Results
Themes developed around the barriers and enablers to sustaining employment in Aotearoa New Zealand with endometriosis. This included 1) it’s more than just a bad period, 2) choosing to tell others and 3) finding a way through.
Conclusions
Delegates will be introduced to a range of perspectives on the experience of sustaining employment with a diagnosis of endometriosis and an opportunity to consider the role of occupational therapists in working with this population. Delegates will be introduced to opportunities for future research within this population.
References:
New Zealand. Ministry of Health. (2020). Diagnosis and management of endometriosis in New Zealand.
