An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

This qualitative study explored the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis experiences of 20 Western Australian women. It expanded the PCOS body of knowledge by providing women living with the condition a voice, capturing both metropolitan, rural, and remote settings. Findings highlighted the di...

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Main Author: Veness, Sara Judy
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2024
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96641
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description This qualitative study explored the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis experiences of 20 Western Australian women. It expanded the PCOS body of knowledge by providing women living with the condition a voice, capturing both metropolitan, rural, and remote settings. Findings highlighted the difficult and frustrating journey to diagnosis and point to improving diagnosis experiences through better supporting and collaborating with women using a multidisciplinary team approach and raising community awareness.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-966412024-12-20T07:44:46Z An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Veness, Sara Judy This qualitative study explored the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) diagnosis experiences of 20 Western Australian women. It expanded the PCOS body of knowledge by providing women living with the condition a voice, capturing both metropolitan, rural, and remote settings. Findings highlighted the difficult and frustrating journey to diagnosis and point to improving diagnosis experiences through better supporting and collaborating with women using a multidisciplinary team approach and raising community awareness. 2024 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96641 Curtin University fulltext
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An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_full An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_fullStr An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_full_unstemmed An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_short An exploration of Western Australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
title_sort exploration of western australian women’s experience of receiving a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/96641