Purpose: To explore and understand the lived experiences of women with endometriosis. Method: Qualitative study using Cohen phenomenology. Results: The data analysis identified four main themes and two sub-themes. The main themes are: delay in diagnosis, which includes the sub-theme of the misunderstanding of one's state; worsening of one's life, which includes the sub-theme of a painful life; disastrous intimate life with one's partner; and uncertainty about being able to have one's own children. Conclusions: The themes that emerged represent the starting point for further research and for the implementation of specific educational and support strategies that improve self-care, commitment and quality of life for women with endometriosis.
Purpose: To explore and understand the lived experiences of women with endometriosis. Method: Qualitative study using Cohen phenomenology. Results: The data analysis identified four main themes and two sub-themes. The main themes are: delay in diagnosis, which includes the sub-theme of the misunderstanding of one's state; worsening of one's life, which includes the sub-theme of a painful life; disastrous intimate life with one's partner; and uncertainty about being able to have one's own children. Conclusions: The themes that emerged represent the starting point for further research and for the implementation of specific educational and support strategies that improve self-care, commitment and quality of life for women with endometriosis.
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Endometriosis; experience; women’s health
Authors: Tânia Mara Vieira Santos; Ana Maria Gomes Pereira; Reginaldo Guedes Coelho Lopes; Daniela De Batista Depes Journal: Einstein (Sao Paulo) Date: 2012 Jan-Mar
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