Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation
OBJECTIVE: to comprehend the psychosocial and cultural repercussions of breast cancer and its treatment on the sexuality of women.METHOD: this is a qualitative study grounded in the Sexual Scripts Theory with the participation of 23 women who were interviewed and participated in focus groups discuss...
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| author | Elisabeth Meloni Vieira Daniela Barsotti Santos Manoel Antônio dos Santos Alain Giami |
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| description | OBJECTIVE: to comprehend the psychosocial and cultural repercussions of breast cancer and its treatment on the sexuality of women.METHOD: this is a qualitative study grounded in the Sexual Scripts Theory with the participation of 23 women who were interviewed and participated in focus groups discussion.RESULTS: each category was related to a level of the sexual scripts. At the cultural scenario level a discourse on sexuality that includes definitions of sexual attractiveness and sexuality was highlighted. The interpersonal scripts level focused on the communication regarding sexuality established with the partner and with healthcare professionals category; and at the subjectivity scripts level the reports of improvement, deterioration and no change in the sexual life after cancer were analyzed.CONCLUSION: the experience of cancer involves cultural, relational, and subjective aspects that affect the sexual life, therefore, healthcare professionals should be aware of them to improve integral healthcare. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4b46fb1bd5d14e07ae2129065d4106812022-12-22T01:45:54ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452014-06-0122340841410.1590/0104-1169.3258.2431S0104-11692014000300408Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitationElisabeth Meloni VieiraDaniela Barsotti SantosManoel Antônio dos SantosAlain GiamiOBJECTIVE: to comprehend the psychosocial and cultural repercussions of breast cancer and its treatment on the sexuality of women.METHOD: this is a qualitative study grounded in the Sexual Scripts Theory with the participation of 23 women who were interviewed and participated in focus groups discussion.RESULTS: each category was related to a level of the sexual scripts. At the cultural scenario level a discourse on sexuality that includes definitions of sexual attractiveness and sexuality was highlighted. The interpersonal scripts level focused on the communication regarding sexuality established with the partner and with healthcare professionals category; and at the subjectivity scripts level the reports of improvement, deterioration and no change in the sexual life after cancer were analyzed.CONCLUSION: the experience of cancer involves cultural, relational, and subjective aspects that affect the sexual life, therefore, healthcare professionals should be aware of them to improve integral healthcare.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692014000300408&lng=en&tlng=enNeoplasias de la MamaSexualidadRelaciones InterpersonalesEnfermería OncológicaInvestigación Cualitativa |
| spellingShingle | Elisabeth Meloni Vieira Daniela Barsotti Santos Manoel Antônio dos Santos Alain Giami Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Neoplasias de la Mama Sexualidad Relaciones Interpersonales Enfermería Oncológica Investigación Cualitativa |
| title | Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation |
| title_full | Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation |
| title_fullStr | Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation |
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| title_short | Experience of sexuality after breast cancer: a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation |
| title_sort | experience of sexuality after breast cancer a qualitative study with women in rehabilitation |
| topic | Neoplasias de la Mama Sexualidad Relaciones Interpersonales Enfermería Oncológica Investigación Cualitativa |
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