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Imagem corporal e vivências sexuais em mulheres com cancro da mama
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Este trabalho teve como objectivo o estudo da imagem corporal e das vivências
sexuais, em mulheres com cancro da mama.
A amostra foi constituída por vinte mulheres com cancro da mama, submetidas a uma
cirurgia (mastectomia ou cirurgia conservadora). Todas as participantes eram casadas ou
viviam em união de facto.
A metodologia utilizada foi: um questionário sócio-demógrafico, a Escala de
Ajustamento Conjugal para pessoas com Deficiência Adquirida e a Escala de Imagem
Corporal “Como Me Relaciono Com o Meu Corpo”.
Os resultados obtidos apontaram para a inexistência de relação entre as variáveis
imagem corporal e qualidade das vivências sexuais, não se podendo concluir que exista, de
facto, uma mudança na vida sexual causada pela alteração da imagem corporal fomentada
pela mastectomia ou cirurgia conservadora. Constatou-se, no entanto, a existência de
problemática ao nível da imagem corporal.
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this work is the study of the corporal image and sexual experiences in women with breast cancer. The sample was constituted by twenty womens with breast cancer that have been submitted to a surgery (mastectomy or conservative surgery). All the participants were married or live in civil union. To evaluate the variables in study it was used: a social-demographic questionary, Marital Adjustment Checklist for the Disabled and the corporal image scale “Como Me Relaciono Com o Meu Corpo”. The obtained results point to inexistence of relations between the variables corporal image and quality of sexual experiences, not being able to conclude that there is, in fact, a change in the sexual life cause by the change of the corporal image by the mastectomy or conservative surgery. However, it was noted the existence of some problems linked with the corporal image.
ABSTRACT: The main objective of this work is the study of the corporal image and sexual experiences in women with breast cancer. The sample was constituted by twenty womens with breast cancer that have been submitted to a surgery (mastectomy or conservative surgery). All the participants were married or live in civil union. To evaluate the variables in study it was used: a social-demographic questionary, Marital Adjustment Checklist for the Disabled and the corporal image scale “Como Me Relaciono Com o Meu Corpo”. The obtained results point to inexistence of relations between the variables corporal image and quality of sexual experiences, not being able to conclude that there is, in fact, a change in the sexual life cause by the change of the corporal image by the mastectomy or conservative surgery. However, it was noted the existence of some problems linked with the corporal image.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
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Cancro da mama Imagem corporal Relacionamento conjugal Vivências sexuais Breast cancer Corporal image Conjugal relationship Sexual experiences