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Imagem corporal e relacionamento conjugal em mulheres mastectomizadas com e sem reconstrução mamária
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O cancro da mama é a neoplasia maligna responsável pelo maior número de óbitos em mulheres em todo mundo. Segundo Regis & Simões (2005), a mulher com cancro da mama torna-se uma pessoa duramente atingida física, psicológica e socialmente, tanto pela doença como pelos tratamentos.
A presente investigação consiste num estudo transversal, exploratório e descritivo.
Tem como objectivo tentar avaliar e descrever a satisfação da imagem corporal e do relacionamento conjugal num grupo de 27 mulheres mastectomizadas, sendo que 10 dessas mulheres passaram por uma reconstrução mamária. As participantes tinham idades compreendidas entre os 32 e os 66 anos e maioritariamente casadas.
Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Questionário sócio demográfico, escala de imagem corporal “ como me relaciono com o meu corpo”, escala de relacionamento conjugal “ERC”.
Chegou-se a conclusão que apesar de as diferenças não serem significativas, as mulheres que realizaram a mastectomia há mais tempo, têm um melhor relacionamento conjugal assim como uma melhor imagem corporal. As mulheres que fizeram reconstrução mamária, apresentam índices mais elevados na escala de relacionamento conjugal e imagem corporal (corpo pré-morbido). Verificou-se também, que as mulheres que possuem uma melhor imagem corporal, têm melhor relacionamento conjugal.
ABSTRACT------ Breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm responsible for the largest number of deaths in women worldwide. According Regis & Simões (2005), a woman with breast cancer becomes a person severely hit physically, psychologically and socially, both by the disease as by the treatments. The present research is a cross-sectional study, exploratory and descriptive. It has as objective to try assess and to describe the satisfaction of body image and the marital relationship in a group of 27 mastectomized women, where 10 of these women passed through a breast reconstruction. The participants were aged between 32 and 66 years and mostly married. The instruments used were: Quiz socio demographic, scale of body image "as I deal with my body", scale of marital relationship "ERC". It turned out that although the differences were not significant, women who underwent a mastectomy longest have a better marital relationship and a better body image. Women who had breast reconstruction, have higher rates on the scale of marital relationships and body image (body pre-morbid). It was also verified, that women that have a better body image, have better marital relationships.
ABSTRACT------ Breast cancer is a malignant neoplasm responsible for the largest number of deaths in women worldwide. According Regis & Simões (2005), a woman with breast cancer becomes a person severely hit physically, psychologically and socially, both by the disease as by the treatments. The present research is a cross-sectional study, exploratory and descriptive. It has as objective to try assess and to describe the satisfaction of body image and the marital relationship in a group of 27 mastectomized women, where 10 of these women passed through a breast reconstruction. The participants were aged between 32 and 66 years and mostly married. The instruments used were: Quiz socio demographic, scale of body image "as I deal with my body", scale of marital relationship "ERC". It turned out that although the differences were not significant, women who underwent a mastectomy longest have a better marital relationship and a better body image. Women who had breast reconstruction, have higher rates on the scale of marital relationships and body image (body pre-morbid). It was also verified, that women that have a better body image, have better marital relationships.
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Dissertação de mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
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Cancro da mama Mastectomia Reconstrução mamária Imagem corporal e Relacionamento conjugal Breast cancer mastectomy Breast reconstruction Body image and marital relationships