Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Jul 2024
Black Pregnant and Postpartum Peoples' Perspectives on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders.
Introduction: Mental health and substance use disorders in pregnant and postpartum people (PPP) are common, and most will not receive adequate treatment. In addition, Black PPP experience higher rates of mental health conditions and are less likely to receive treatment compared with White PPP. Yet, our understanding of the experience of Black PPP with respect to these conditions is limited. ⋯ Subthemes evolved within each of the four themes. Black PPP indicated that maternal mental health and substance use disorders are common in the Black community, but negative stigma related to these conditions often prevents PPP from talking about these conditions or seeking support or treatment despite believing that support and treatment can be beneficial. Conclusions: Clinical practice initiatives within this population can focus on advanced training for providers to more clearly understand personal experiences and related stigma related to mental health and substance use disorders, with the goal of supporting Black PPP mental health needs.
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Journal of women's health · Jul 2024
Social Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women's Health in the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Background: Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, women have experienced more job loss owing to an increase in household and caregiving responsibilities. Gender inequities coupled with pandemic-related stressors have resulted in poor health outcomes among women. Globally, women have reported higher levels of anxiety, depression, and stress in response to the pandemic. ⋯ When exploring how partnership status modified these social impacts, we found that women without partners experienced more social impacts specific to financial hardships when compared with women who were in a partnership. Conclusions: It is likely that the COVID-19 relief efforts helped women mitigate social impacts but not housing or financial security. The overall goal is to inform policies so that better measures can be implemented to prepare for the next public health disaster or global health threat.
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Journal of women's health · Jul 2024
More Than a Joke: The Intersection of Gender-Based Humor and Gender Inequities Experienced by Women Department Chairs in Academic Medicine.
Purpose: The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study is to describe how women academic department chairs in emergency medicine, surgery, and anesthesiology experience humor in the workplace. Method: Interviews were conducted with 35 women department chairs in academic medicine from 27 institutions that aimed to describe women's leadership emergence. The data from the primary study yielded rich and revealing themes involving participants' experiences with humor in the context of their leadership roles, justifying a secondary analysis focusing specifically on these experiences. ⋯ Conclusion: Women leaders in academic medicine use humor to confront gender-related issues and experience aggressive gender-based humor in the workplace. The constraints placed on women leaders discourage them from effectively confronting this aggressive gender-based humor and perpetuating gender inequities. Eliminating aggressive gender-based humor is needed to create safe and equitable work environments in academic medicine.