Improving menstrual health literacy in sport.

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dc.citation.issue7
dc.citation.volume26
dc.contributor.authorMcGawley K
dc.contributor.authorSargent D
dc.contributor.authorNoordhof D
dc.contributor.authorBadenhorst CE
dc.contributor.authorJulian R
dc.contributor.authorGovus AD
dc.coverage.spatialAustralia
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-19T20:56:03Z
dc.date.available2024-06-19T20:56:03Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-19
dc.description.abstractMenstrual health represents a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being in relation to a woman's menstrual cycle. From a health literacy perspective, knowledge acquisition and expertise are dependent upon the degree to which an individual can find, access, understand, critically analyse, and apply health information. Therefore, menstrual health literacy can be used to describe the state of knowledge acquisition and application specific to menstrual health-related issues. Menstrual health literacy is low among female athletes, their coaches, and practitioners, and few evidence-informed education or implementation strategies exist to improve menstrual health literacy in sport. Moreover, athletes seldom discuss their menstrual cycles or hormonal contraceptive use with their coaches, despite experiencing menstrual symptoms and/or disturbances and perceiving their menstrual cycles/hormonal contraceptive use to affect performance. Barriers to communication about menstrual cycle- and hormonal contraceptive-related topics include a perceived lack of knowledge among athletes, coaches, and practitioners, concerns about how conversations on these issues will affect interpersonal relationships, and a lack of formal and informal discussion forums. Whilst evidence relating to the effects of the menstrual cycle phase and hormonal contraceptive use on training and performance is currently limited, with existing studies often lacking methodological rigour, impactful steps can still be made to support female athletes. This cornerstone review highlights the current state of menstrual health literacy among athletes, coaches, and practitioners, and provides recommendations for improving menstrual health literacy in sport.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionJuly 2023
dc.format.pagination351-357
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37407335
dc.identifier.citationMcGawley K, Sargent D, Noordhof D, Badenhorst CE, Julian R, Govus AD. (2023). Improving menstrual health literacy in sport.. J Sci Med Sport. 26. 7. (pp. 351-357).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jsams.2023.06.007
dc.identifier.eissn1878-1861
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn1440-2440
dc.identifier.piiS1440-2440(23)00143-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/69927
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1440244023001433
dc.relation.isPartOfJ Sci Med Sport
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectCommunication
dc.subjectEducation
dc.subjectFemale athlete
dc.subjectHealth outcome model
dc.subjectKnowledge
dc.subjectMenstrual cycle
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHealth Literacy
dc.subjectSports
dc.subjectAthletes
dc.subjectContraceptives, Oral
dc.subjectMenstrual Cycle
dc.titleImproving menstrual health literacy in sport.
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.elements-id477949
pubs.organisational-groupCollege of Health
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