Representations of nurses regarding sexuality of women treated for breast cancer in Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5169029
AuthorsElisabeth Meloni Vieira (0000-0002-5229-3904, Universidade de São Paulo), Nicholas John Ford (University of Exeter), Manoel Antônio Dos Santos (0000-0001-8214-7767, Universidade de São Paulo), Lilian Cláudia Ulian Junqueira (0000-0001-5052-8530, Universidade de São Paulo), Alain Giami (0000-0001-7639-3005, Inserm)
Year2013
Volume29
Issue10
Pages2049-2056
Publication date2013-10-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00158512
PMID24127099
OpenAlexW2105974987
SciELOS0102-311X2013001000021
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited18

The development of new treatments has improved survival and quality of life among cancer patients. Nurses are expected to answer questions and to provide orientation regarding patients' sexuality since it is an important aspect of life. The main objective of this paper is to understand the representations of sexuality among nurses working with women who survive breast cancer after diagnosis and during treatment assuming that their representations may affect communication with the patient. This is a qualitative study using an in-depth guideline which involved interviews with 28 nurses living and working in the southeast of Brazil. The narratives were submitted to a content analysis and categories of representations were identified and are discussed here. Several representations of sexuality were found in the nurses' discourses. Some of the nurses' representations may be expected to hinder their ability to provide helpful orientation regarding the sexual lives of these patients

Affect (linguistics) · Breast cancer · Cancer · Guideline · Human sexuality · Narrative · Orientation (vector space) · Pathology · Qualitative research · Quality of life (healthcare) · Sexual orientation · Sociology · Cancer survivorship and care · Communication · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology · Women's cancer prevention and management

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