References
- Addis, M. E., & Mahalik, J. R. (2003). Men, masculinity, and the contexts of help seeking. American Psychologist, 58(1), 5–14. doi:doi.apa.org/getdoi.cfm?doi=10.1037/0003-066X.58.1.5
- Adelman, M., & Corrêa de Azevedo, M. (2011). Families, gender relations and social change in Brazil: Practices, discourse, policy. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 21(1), 65–74. doi:10.1007/s10826-011-9504-x
- Alcoff, L. (1995). Cultural feminism versus post-structuralism: The identity crisis in feminist theory. In N. Tuana & R. P. Tong (Eds.), Feminism and phisolophy: essential readings in theory, reinterpretation, and application (pp. 434–456). Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Baldwin, J. D., & Baldwin, J. (1997). Gender differences in sexual interest. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 26(2), 181–210. doi:10.1023/A:1024510528405
- Boyatzis, R. (1998). Transforming qualitative information: Thematic analysis and code development. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
- Brazil Health Ministry. (2008). Manual de atenção à mulher no climatério/menopausa [Handbook on care of woman in menopause]. Retrieved from http://bvsms.saude.gov.br/bvs/publicacoes/manual_atencao_mulher_climaterio.pdf
- Calderon, M., & Naranjo, I. (2008). Climacteric and sexuality: Their repercussions on the quality of life of middle-aged females. Revista Cubana de Medicina General Integral, 24(2), 1–9.
- Costa, L. H. R., & Coelho, E. C. de A. (2011). Nursing and sexuality: Integrative review of papers published by the Latin American Journal of Nursing and Brazilian Journal of Nursing. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 19(3), 631–639. doi:10.1590/S0104-11692011000300024
- Courtenay, W. H. (2000). Constructions of masculinity and their influence on men’s well-being: A theory of gender and health. Social Science & Medicine, 50(10), 1385–1401. doi:10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00390-1
- Dare, J. S. (2011). Transitions in midlife women’s lives: Contemporary experiences. Health Care for Women International, 32(2), 111–133. doi:10.1080/07399332.2010.500753
- European Commission. Directorate-General for Employment. (2009). Access to healthcare and long-term care equal for women and men ? Retrieved from http:// http://www.google.com.br/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CC8QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Fsocial%2FBlobServlet%3FdocId%3D5590%26langId%3Den&ei=CBJEU6ySGtGa0gHJn4GIDw&usg=AFQjCNExUGH9sIC_hQ878Rg9tKcj7jkaNw
- Favarato, M., & Aldrighi, J. (2001). The post menopausal climacteric woman with coronary artery disease: Implications to quality of life. Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira, 47(4), 339–345.
- Foucault, M. (1999). The history of sexuality: An introduction (Vol. 1). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Graal.
- Gavey, N. (2011). Feminist poststructuralism and discourse analysis revisited. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(1), 183–188. doi:10.1177/0361684310395916
- Harrison, J. (2011). “Talking about my generation”: A state-of-the-art review of health information for men in the andropause. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 28(3), 161–170. doi:10.1111/j.1471-1842.2011.00950.x
- Heslop, L. (1997). The (im)possibilities of poststructuralist and critical social nursing inquiry. Nursing Inquiry, 4(1), 48–56. doi:10.1111/j.1440-1800.1997.tb00137.x
- Hinchliff, S., Gott, M., & Ingleton, C. (2010). Sex, menopause and social context: A qualitative study with heterosexual women. Journal of Health Psychology, 15(5), 724–733. doi:10.1177/1359105310368187
- Kurpius, S. E. R., Nicpon, M. F., & Maresh, S. E. (2001). Mood, marriage and menopause. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48(1), 77–84. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.48.1.77
- Leite, M. T., Taschetto, A., Hildebrandt, L. M., & Van der Sand, I. C. P. (2013). O homem também fala: o climatério feminino na ótica masculina [Men also speak: Female climacteric from men’s point of view]. Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem, 15(2), 344–351. doi:10.5216/ree.v15i2.15424
- Lindh-Astrand, L., Hoffmann, M., Hammar, M., & Kjellgren, K. I. (2007). Women’s conception of the menopausal transition—A qualitative study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 16(3), 509–517. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01547.x
- Llaneza, P., García-Portilla, M. P., Llaneza-Suárez, D., Armott, B., & Pérez-López, F. R. (2012). Depressive disorders and the menopause transition. Maturitas, 71(2), 120–130. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.11.017
- López, F., Lorenzi, D. R. S., & Tanaka, A. C. A. (2010). Quality of life of women in climacteric phase assessed by The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). Revista Chilena de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, 75(6), 375–382.
- Mansfield, P. K., Koch, P. B., & Gierach, G. (2003). Husbands’ support of their perimenopausal wives. Women & Health, 38(3), 97–112. doi:10.1300/J013v38n03_07
- Martin, E. (2006). The woman in the body: A cultural analysis on reproduction. Boston, MA: Beacon Press.
- Meihy, J. (2005). Oral history manual. São Paulo, Brazil: Loyola.
- Mendonça, E. A. P. de. (2004). Medical and gender representations on health promotion in climacteric/menopause. Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 9(3), 751–762. doi:10.1590/S1413-81232004000300026
- Morse, J. (2007). Strategies of intraproject sampling. In P. L. Munhall (Ed.), Nursing research—A qualitative perspective (pp. 529–540). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett.
- Morse, J. (2012). Qualitative health research—Creating a new discipline. Walnut Greek, CA: Left Coast Press.
- The North American Menopause Society (NAMS). (2013). Relationship issues. Retrieved from http://www.menopause.org/for-women/sexual-health-menopause-online/causes-of-sexual-problems/relationship-issues
- Papini, D. R., Intrieri, R. C., & Goodwin, P. E. (2002). Attitude toward menopause among married middle-aged adults. Women & Health, 36(4), 55–68. doi:10.1300/J013v36n04_05
- Pérez-López, F. R., Fernández-Alonso, A. M., Trabalón-Pastor, M., Vara, C., & Chedraui, P. (2012). Assessment of sexual function and related factors in mid-aged sexually active Spanish women with the six-item Female Sex Function Index. Menopause, 19(11), 1224–1230. doi:10.1097/gme.0b013e3182546242
- Peters, K., Jackson, D., & Rudge, T. (2007). Research on couples: Are feminist approaches useful? Journal of Avanced Nursing, 62, 373–380.
- Raine, R. (2000). Does gender bias exist in the use of specialist health care? Journal of Health Services Research & Policy, 5(4), 237–249. doi:10.1177/135581960000500409
- Saka, M., Saka, A., Latinowo, W., & Raji, H. (2011). Therapeutic value of adjustment practices and copining with grand children for menopausal women in Nigeria. Gender and Behaviour, 9(2), 3916–3925. doi:10.4314/gab.v9i2.72119
- Sánchez-Fernández, R., Iniesta-Bonillo, M. Á., & Holbrook, M. B. (2008). The conceptualisation and measurement of consumer value in services. International Journal of Market Research, 51(1), 93–113. doi:10.2501/S1470785308200328
- Scott, J. (1992). Experience. In J. Butler & J. W. Scott (Ed.), Feminists theorize the political (pp. 22–40). New York, NY: Chapman and Hall.
- Sherman, S. (2005). Defining the menopausal transition. The American Journal of Medicine, 118(Suppl 12B), 3–7.
- Shifren, J. L., Monz, B. U., Russo, P. A., Segreti, A., & Johannes, C. B. (2008). Sexual problems and distress in United States women: Prevalence and correlates. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 112(5), 970–978. doi:10.1097/AOG.0b013e3181898cdb
- Soules, M. R., Sherman, S., Parrott, E., Utian, W., Woods, N., Rebar, R., and Santoro, N. (2001). Executive summary: Stages of reproductive aging workshop (STRAW) Park City, Utah, July 2001. Menopause, 8, 402–407. Retrieved from http://journals.lww.com/menopausejournal/Citation/2001/11000/Executive_summary__Stages_of_Reproductive_Aging.4.aspx [accessed 13 March 2014]
- Theisen, S., Mansfield, P., Seery, B., & Voda, A. (1995). Predictors of midlife women’s attitudes toward menopause. Health Values, 19, 22–31.
- Weedon, C. (1997). Feminist practice and poststructuralistic theory (2nd ed.). Oxford, England: B. Publishers.
- Yangin, H. B., Sözer, G. A., Sengün, N., & Kukulu, K. (2008). The relationship between depression and sexual function in menopause period. Maturitas, 61(3), 233–237. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.09.004