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Menopause Interview Analysis

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Assignment 3: The “Golden Years”
Background of Interviewee
I had the opportunity to interview my grandmother. She’s a 74 years old, African American woman. A mother of 3 and a grandmother of 5. She hasn’t worked in the past approximately 20 years due to health issues.

List of Questions
Physical Changes:
1. What changes did you encounter during menopause?
2. Why might a woman welcome menopause?
3. Do you see any health relations with you compared to other African American women?
4. Did you have a routine that incorporated exercising?
5. What type of sports did you like to play in?
6. Has exercising decrease as you got older?
7. Are there any diseases that have come into your life?
8. Or any complications in your life, health wise?
9. As we get older, …show more content…

Are you happy with the new generation?
33. How many hours do you stay home on a given day?
34. Are you required to stay home?
35. What is your daily life?
36. Would you like to change it, if so, why; if not, why not?

Summary of Interview
1. What changes did you encounter during menopause?
• Started around at 50 years old. Witnessed mainly hot flashes.

2. Why might a woman welcome menopause?
• The best thing was no period; and you cannot get pregnant.

3. Do you see any health relations with you compared to other African American women?
• No; I believe that race has nothing to do with health issues; I know that scientists would disagree, but I don’t think this is a fact. The average women go through things different.

4. Did you have a routine that incorporated exercising?
• No. As I got older, I had a harder time doing anything.

5. What type of sports did you like to play in?
• Softball, baseball & basketball.

6. Has exercising decrease as you got older?
• Yes. This is because of health reasons, such as, my arthritis.

7. Are there any diseases that have come into your life?
• I’ve had hepatitis, pneumonia. As a child, I had measles, mumps and chicken pox because growing up the vaccines were not

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