The decision of an obese woman to have bariatric surgery: the social phenomenology

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP

Deíse Moura De Oliveira¹  Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi¹  Maria Cristina Pinto De Jesus¹ 

关键词: Obesity;    Bariatric surgery;    Women’s health;    Qualitative research;    Obesidad;    Cirugía bariátrica;    Salud de la mujer;    Investigación cualitativa;    Obesidade;    Cirurgia bariátrica;    Saúde da mulher;    Pesquisa qualitativa;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0080-623420140000700002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Objective To understand the process by which an obese woman decides to have bariatric surgery. Method A qualitative survey with a social phenomenology approach, carried out in 2012, with 12 women, using the phenomenological interview. Results A woman bases the decision to have the surgery on: the inappropriateness of her eating habits; a physical appearance that is incompatible with an appearance that is standardized by society; the social prejudice that she has to live with; the limitations imposed by obesity; and her lack of success with previous attempts to lose weight. Outcomes that she hopes for from the decision to have the surgery include: restoring her health; achieving social inclusion; and entering the labor market. Conclusion This study allows one to reflect that prescriptive actions do not give a satisfactory response to a complexity of the subjective questions involved in the decision to have surgery for obesity. For this, what is called for is a program of work based on an interdisciplinary approach, and training that gives value to the bio-psycho-social aspects involved in a decision in favor of surgical treatment.

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