title: Raising rural women's voices: From self-silencing to self-expression.
abstract: Within the context of a community-academic partnership, we undertook a mixed-methods study to identify and explore health status, priorities, and management strategies among aging Wisconsin rural women. A questionnaire measuring diverse wellness needs was administered to women participating in personal development programming offered by a rural nonprofit organization. A subgroup participated in qualitative interviews to deepen the understanding of identified health priorities and methods of coping and healing. Findings provide insight into the prevalence of self-silencing among rural women and highlight mechanisms that help to facilitate the dismantling of self-silencing.
authors.affiliation: a Public and Community Health , Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bogar
authors.affiliation: b Robert Wood Johnson Foundation , Princeton , New Jersey , USA.
authors.forename: Emmy
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ganos
authors.affiliation: c Division of Epidemiology, Institute for Health & Society , Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hoormann
authors.affiliation: d Wisconsin Rural Women's Initiative , Elkhorn , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Caryn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bub-Standal
authors.affiliation: c Division of Epidemiology, Institute for Health & Society , Medical College of Wisconsin , Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA.
authors.forename: Kirsten M M
authors.initials: KMM
authors.lastname: Beyer
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006292:Health Priorities; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012424:Rural Population; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Coping; rural women; self-silencing; women’s health