Promotion of Women's Health through Exercise-Based and Educational Programs: A Multidisciplinary Approach
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Women's Health Care".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 5597
Special Issue Editor
Interests: physiological and psychological advances though exercise and the educational process for promoting selfcare and quality of life in women
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is focused into the physiological processes of women and the need for exercise patterns and educational strategies for promoting selfcare and health though life. Women experience specific hormonal changes during several stages of life, such as menstrual cycle, pregnancy, or menopause, that affects their functional status in a different way to men. The gradual reduction of muscle function, bone mineral density loss, the deterioration of sensory systems, or changes in body composition are accelerated. This contributes to the worsening of functional independence and disability and an increased risk of hospitalization and mortality with advancing age. Moreover, this functional change impacts in not only the biological but also in the psychological and social domains, being associated in many cases with premenstrual syndrome, depression or anxiety, a lack of self esteem related to their body image, and other psychological factors that can lead to variations in their behavior, loneliness, and isolation. Government and healthcare system are implementing a range of strategies to promote health in women, such as the practice of regular exercise, that needs to be intensified with educational plans in order to consolidate the functional benefits.
According to these premises, this Special Issue aims to provide a multidisciplinary overview of the current strategies used to enhance women’s health. Thus, we are soliciting manuscripts addressing topics related to the impact of exercise in women, as well as the development of educational programs to promote their selfcare and health. Original articles and reviews based on the prevention or treatment of the physiological, psychological, or social impairments related to menstrual cycle, pregnancy, or menopause through exercise or other physical techniques will be considered, either in healthy or in chronic disease samples. Paper dealing with the promotion of educational exercise-based initiatives to promote women’s selfcare and health will be also welcome.
Dr. María Carrasco-Poyatos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- women’s health
- exercise
- educational programs
- selfcare
- physiological
- psychological
- social
- functional
- menstrual cycle
- pregnancy
- menopause
- chronic disease
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