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Kvinnors upplevelser av att leva med endometrios: En litteraturöversikt
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2022 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Women’s experiences of living with endometriosis : A literature review (English)
Abstract [sv]

Bakgrund: Endometrios är en sjukdom som drabbar ungefär var tionde kvinna i fertil ålder. Endometrios innebär att vävnad som liknar livmoderslemhinnan växer utanför livmodern, vilket kan medföra symtom som kronisk smärta i buken, dysmenoreé och dyspareuni. Symtomen debuterar ofta mellan 20-30 års ålder och kommer oftast i skov där smärtintensiteten varierar. Trots indikation på att kvinnan lider av endometrios tar det flera år att fastställa en diagnos.

Syfte: Syftet var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelser av att leva med endometrios.

Metod: En begränsad, systematisk litteraturöversikt baserad på 10 vetenskapliga artiklar hämtade från databaserna Academic search complete, Cinahl Complete, MEDLINE with full text och PubMed. Artiklarna är vetenskapligt granskade, på engelska och publicerade mellan 2004 och 2020.

Resultat: Fyra huvudteman identifierades: (1) upplevelser av smärta, (2) en begränsad tillvaro, (3) vårdmöten och normalisering av symtom och (4) upplevelser av biverkningar.

Sammanfattning: Utifrån denna litteraturöversikt framkommer att normer och okunskap i samhället och vården skapar ett lidande i kvinnornas liv. Detta bidrar till en begränsad tillvaro, då deras fysiska, psykiska, sociala och sexuella hälsa påverkas.

Abstract [en]

Background: Endometriosis is a disease that affects about every tenth woman of fertile age. Endometriosis means that tissue similar to the endometrial tissue grows outside of the uterus, which can cause symptoms such as chronic abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea and dyspareunia. The onset of symptoms often occurs between the age of 20-30 and usually occurs in relapses where the intensity of the pain varies. Despite the indication that the woman is suffering from endometriosis, it takes several years to establish a diagnosis.

Aim: The aim was to describe women’s experiences of living with endometriosis.

Method: A limited, systematic literature review based on 10 scientific articles retrieved from the databases Academic search complete, Cinahl Complete, MEDLINE with full text and PubMed. The articles are scientifically reviewed, in English and published between 2004 and 2020.

Results: Four main themes were identified: (1) experiences of pain, (2) a limited life, (3) healthcare encounters and normalization of symptoms and (4) experiences of side effects.

Conclusion: Based on this literature review, it appears that norms and ignorance in society and health care creates suffering in women’s life. This contributes to a limited life, as her physical, mental, social and sexual health gets affected.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2022. , p. 39
Keywords [en]
Endometriosis, Women’s experiences, Normalization, Pain
Keywords [sv]
Endometrios, Kvinnors upplevelser, Normalisering, Smärta
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-9572OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-9572DiVA, id: diva2:1663079
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
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Medicine
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Available from: 2022-06-02 Created: 2022-06-01 Last updated: 2022-06-02Bibliographically approved

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