Perceptions about the health condition of people with obesity
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https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2016000500019Keywords:
Obesity, Perception, Nursing.Abstract
Objective: to understand the perceptions of people with obesity on this health condition. Methods: qualitative research conducted in an outpatient clinic for follow-up of people with obesity. 15 people diagnosed with obesity were interviewed. Data were collected by interviews and submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: three categories emerged: Giving meaning to obesity, Affecting everyday life and health and Facing obesity. In the first category, the majority of respondents gave negative meaning to their own obesity; in the second, they perceived it as a condition capable of causing damage to health and labor capacity; and in the third, it was referred as a condition that must be faced and treated. Conclusion: perceptions on obesity reflected, above all, negative feelings, accompanied by some degree of physical, mental and social suffering.Downloads
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2016-10-30
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Palmeira, C. S., Garrido, L. M. M., Lima, M. de L., Guimarães, A. C., & Ladeia, A. M. T. (2016). Perceptions about the health condition of people with obesity. Rev Rene, 17(5), 724–731. https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2016000500019
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