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Kvinnors upplevelser av att leva med endometrios: En litteraturstudie
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2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women’s experience of living with Endometriosis : A literature review (English)
Abstract [en]

Background: Endometriosis is a gynecological disease for women of fertile age. Ten percent of the fertile female population is believed to have the disease. Endometriosis usually manifests itself in the form of heavy bleedings, cramps, painful periods, pain during intercourse and chronic abdominal and pelvic pain. Aim: To describe womens experiences of living with endometriosis. Method: A literature study. This study is based on ten scientific articles. The articles have been analyzed and thematized using content analysis to answer the study’s purpose study. Results: Women with endometriosis experienced that they were affected socially, physically and mentally by the disease. They experienced lack of information and mistrust from healthcare professionals and family. Conclusion: The disease has an impact on the physical, mental, social and sexual health which women experience has a negative impact on the qualiy of life. Women's education, professional life and close relationships are adversely affected. Severe pain led to absenteeism, concentration difficulties and created fear of being intimate with their partners. The women’s experiences of living with endometriosis are characterized by encountering mistrust and nonchalance, which is due to the lack of knowledge and communication about endometriosis in health care and society.

Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Endometrios är en gynekologisk sjukdom för kvinnor i fertil ålder. Tio procent av den fertila kvinnliga befolkningen antas ha sjukdomen. Endometrios visar sig vanligtvis som rikliga blödningar, kramper, smärtsamma menstruationer, samlagssmärta och kronisk magoch bäckensmärta. Syfte: Att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av att leva med endometrios. Metod: En allmän litteraturstudie. Studien baseras på tio vetenskapliga artiklar. Artiklarna har analyserats och tematiseras med hjälp av innehållsanalys för att besvara studiens syfte. Resultat: Kvinnor med endometrios upplevde att de påverkades socialt, fysiskt och psykiskt av sjukdomen. Kvinnor upplevde bristande information och misstro av vårdpersonal och familj. Slutsats: Sjukdomen har en påverkan på den fysiska, psykiska, sociala och sexuella hälsan vilket kvinnorna upplever har en negativ påverkan på livskvaliteten. Kvinnornas utbildning, yrkesliv och nära relationer påverkas negativt. Kraftiga smärtor ledde till frånvaro, koncentrationssvårigheter och skapade rädsla för kvinnorna att vara intima med sina partners. Kvinnornas upplevelser av att leva med endometrios präglas av att möta misstro och nonchalans, vilket beror på den bristande kunskap och kommunikation kring endometrios i vården och i samhället.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Endometriosis, Experience, Pain, Quality of life, Women, Suffering
Keywords [sv]
Endometrios, Upplevelser, Smärta, Livskvalité, Kvinnor, Lidande
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:rkh:diva-3433OAI: oai:DiVA.org:rkh-3433DiVA, id: diva2:1448360
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Undergraduate Nursing Program
Uppsok
Medicine
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Available from: 2020-06-29 Created: 2020-06-27 Last updated: 2020-06-29Bibliographically approved

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