Relationship between occurrence of endometriosis and psychic suffering

• Main Author: Oliveira, Luis Adriano Freitas
• Publication Date: 2018
• Other Authors: Brilhante, Aline Veras Morais, Lourinho, Lidia Andrade
• Format: Article
• Language: por
• Source: Revista Brasileira em Promoção da Saúde
• Download full: https://ojs.unifor.br/RBPS/article/view/8755
• topic: Endometriosis; Public Health; Psychological Stress.; Endometriosis; Salud Pública; Estrés Psicológico; Endometriose; Saúde Pública; Sofrimento Psíquico

Objective: To understand the relationship between the occurrence of endometriosis and the psychic suffering present in women. Methods: A qualitative study conducted with 11 women with endometriosis during their first appointment at the endometriosis outpatients clinic of a referral maternity hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará, from September 2016 to January 2017. Data collection was carried out through narrative interviews. After reading and transcribing the interviews in detail, a category was extracted for analysis. Results: The tireless search for health care services for treatment of disabling pain is a condition that contributes to women’s mood swings. The delay in diagnosis and intervention lead women to frustration and, frequently, to stress. Even after diagnosis and the beginning of treatment, the psychological effects comprised in the painful syndrome, such as the mood swings and anxiety, contribute directly to the recovery or worsening of the woman’s health. A holistic approach to these women is needed for visibility of the symptoms, and emotional support is required for them to deal with this disease. Conclusion: The quality of life, a value attributed to the duration of life when this is transformed by the perception of physical and psychological limitations, and impaired social functions and opportunities motivated by the disease, treatment, and other aggravations, is an aspect should be observed in the treatment of patients with endometriosis, particularly when the influence of psychic aspects on the treatment of the biological disease is considered. Consistent with this sense of health perception, the social, psychological and physical functions of women with endometriosis need to be rethought and reconfigured.