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Kvinnors upplevelser av att leva med endometrios: En litteraturöversikt
Marie Cederschiöld University, Department of Health Care Sciences.
Marie Cederschiöld University, Department of Health Care Sciences.
2023 (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 östrogenberoende sjukdom som drabbar 2-15% av alla fertila kvinnor. Sjukdomen karaktäriseras av svår menstruationssmärta, samlagssmärtor och infertilitet. Det är av vikt för sjuksköterskan att bemöta dess kvinnor med förståelse, ha kompetens om endometrios samt att arbeta utifrån ett tvärvetenskapligt förhållningssätt som kan bidra till individualiserad omvårdnad.

Syfte Syftet var att beskriva kvinnors upplevelse av att leva med endometrios.

Metod En allmän litteraturöversikt. Databaser som användes var CINAHL complete och PubMed. Nio kvalitativa artiklar och en mixad-metod ingick i resultatet.

Resultat Resultatet medförde tre huvudteman som visade att kvinnors upplevelse av att leva med endometrios påverkade dem ur både en fysisk-, social- och psykisk aspekt. Brist på kunskap om sjukdomen resulterade i fördröjd diagnos och feldiagnostisering. Kvinnorna upplevde sig misstrodda av omgivningen och att deras symtom normaliserades.

Slutsats Kvinnorna som lever med endometrios liv är präglat av smärta och psykisk ohälsa. De ansåg att bli tagen på allvar och få en diagnos var betydelsefullt. Sjuksköterskan behöver ha ett personcentrerat förhållningsätt för att hjälpa kvinnorna hantera sin sjukdom.

Abstract [en]

Background Endometriosis is an estrogen-dependent disease that affects 2-15% of all fertile women. The disease is characterized by severe menstrual pain, intercourse pain and infertility. It is important for the nurse to treat its women with understanding, to have competence in endometriosis and to work based on an interdisciplinary approach that can contribute to individualized care.

Aim The aim is to describe women's experiences of living with endometriosis.

Method A general literature review. Databases used were CINAHL complete and PubMed. Nine qualitative studies and one mixed method were included in the results.

Results The results resulted in three main themes that showed that women's experience of living with endometriosis affected them from both a physical, social and psychological aspect. Lack of knowledge about the disease resulted in delayed diagnosis and misdiagnosis. The women felt distrusted by those around them and that their symptoms were normalised.

Conclusions The lives of women living with endometriosis are characterized by pain and mental illness. They felt that being taken seriously and receiving a diagnosis was significant. The nurse needs to have a person-centred approach to help the women manage their illness.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2023. , p. 32
Keywords [en]
Endometriois, Experiences, Perception, Quality of life
Keywords [sv]
Endometrios, Upplevelser, Livskvalitet
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Nursing
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-10557OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-10557DiVA, id: diva2:1821469
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Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Uppsok
Medicine
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Available from: 2023-12-20 Created: 2023-12-20 Last updated: 2023-12-20Bibliographically approved

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