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Intimate Partner Violence against Mastectomized Women: Victims’ Experiences

Exposure to situations of domestic violence during the treatment for breast cancer may compromise the treatment and quality of life of women patients, so it is essential that health professionals act in tracking this phenomenon in the approach to and care of women with breast cancer. The purpose of...

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Autores principales: Leite, Franciéle Marabotti Costa, Oliveira, Andreia Gomes, Barbosa, Bruna Lígia Ferreira de Almeida, Ambrosim, Mariana Zoboli, Vasconcellos, Neiva Augusta Viegas, Maciel, Paulete Maria Ambrósio, Amorim, Maria Helena Costa, Furieri, Lorena Barros, Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos
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Publicado: MDPI 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9689691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36354734
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29110674
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author Leite, Franciéle Marabotti Costa
Oliveira, Andreia Gomes
Barbosa, Bruna Lígia Ferreira de Almeida
Ambrosim, Mariana Zoboli
Vasconcellos, Neiva Augusta Viegas
Maciel, Paulete Maria Ambrósio
Amorim, Maria Helena Costa
Furieri, Lorena Barros
Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos
author_facet Leite, Franciéle Marabotti Costa
Oliveira, Andreia Gomes
Barbosa, Bruna Lígia Ferreira de Almeida
Ambrosim, Mariana Zoboli
Vasconcellos, Neiva Augusta Viegas
Maciel, Paulete Maria Ambrósio
Amorim, Maria Helena Costa
Furieri, Lorena Barros
Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos
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description Exposure to situations of domestic violence during the treatment for breast cancer may compromise the treatment and quality of life of women patients, so it is essential that health professionals act in tracking this phenomenon in the approach to and care of women with breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine experiences of violence against women by their intimate partners after mastectomy. This is an exploratory descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in the Rehabilitation Program for Mastectomized Women in a Brazilian reference hospital for oncological treatment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 mastectomized women. For data analysis, a content analysis technique was performed. The women interviewed were predominantly brown, with a minimum age of 44 years and maximum of 72 years. They presented with low education, were married, and had a mean period of five years of breast cancer diagnosis. The participants reported that after mastectomy, they experienced episodes of violence at a time when they were extremely vulnerable due to the various cancer treatments. Three major thematic categories emerged from interview data across the data collection: (1) experiences of psychological violence, (2) experiences of physical violence, and (3) experiences of sexual violence. Psychological violence took the form of humiliation and contempt for their condition. Physical violence involved assault and sexual violence in the form of forced sex by coercion. Violence was a phenomenon present after mastectomy, practiced in the domestic environment by the intimate partner. We emphasize the importance of health professionals in screening for this issue by listening to and welcoming women, recording cases, exposing this situation, and contributing to prevention.
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spelling pubmed-96896912022-11-25 Intimate Partner Violence against Mastectomized Women: Victims’ Experiences Leite, Franciéle Marabotti Costa Oliveira, Andreia Gomes Barbosa, Bruna Lígia Ferreira de Almeida Ambrosim, Mariana Zoboli Vasconcellos, Neiva Augusta Viegas Maciel, Paulete Maria Ambrósio Amorim, Maria Helena Costa Furieri, Lorena Barros Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos Curr Oncol Article Exposure to situations of domestic violence during the treatment for breast cancer may compromise the treatment and quality of life of women patients, so it is essential that health professionals act in tracking this phenomenon in the approach to and care of women with breast cancer. The purpose of this study was to examine experiences of violence against women by their intimate partners after mastectomy. This is an exploratory descriptive study, with a qualitative approach, carried out in the Rehabilitation Program for Mastectomized Women in a Brazilian reference hospital for oncological treatment. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 mastectomized women. For data analysis, a content analysis technique was performed. The women interviewed were predominantly brown, with a minimum age of 44 years and maximum of 72 years. They presented with low education, were married, and had a mean period of five years of breast cancer diagnosis. The participants reported that after mastectomy, they experienced episodes of violence at a time when they were extremely vulnerable due to the various cancer treatments. Three major thematic categories emerged from interview data across the data collection: (1) experiences of psychological violence, (2) experiences of physical violence, and (3) experiences of sexual violence. Psychological violence took the form of humiliation and contempt for their condition. Physical violence involved assault and sexual violence in the form of forced sex by coercion. Violence was a phenomenon present after mastectomy, practiced in the domestic environment by the intimate partner. We emphasize the importance of health professionals in screening for this issue by listening to and welcoming women, recording cases, exposing this situation, and contributing to prevention. MDPI 2022-11-10 /pmc/articles/PMC9689691/ /pubmed/36354734 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29110674 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Barbosa, Bruna Lígia Ferreira de Almeida
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Vasconcellos, Neiva Augusta Viegas
Maciel, Paulete Maria Ambrósio
Amorim, Maria Helena Costa
Furieri, Lorena Barros
Lopes-Júnior, Luís Carlos
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9689691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36354734
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/curroncol29110674
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