1. Living with endometriosis: a phenomenological study.
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Rea, Teresa, Giampaolino, Pierluigi, Simeone, Silvio, Pucciarelli, Gianluca, Alvaro, Rosaria, and Guillari, Assunta
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ENDOMETRIOSIS ,EXPERIENCE ,PHENOMENOLOGY ,RESEARCH methodology ,SUFFERING ,UNCERTAINTY ,WOMEN'S health ,QUALITATIVE research ,SOCIAL support ,THEMATIC analysis - Abstract
Purpose: To explore and understand the lived experiences of women with endometriosis. Method: Qualitative study using Cohen phenomenology. Results: The data analysis identified four main themes and two sub-themes. The main themes are: delay in diagnosis, which includes the sub-theme of the misunderstanding of one's state; worsening of one's life, which includes the sub-theme of a painful life; disastrous intimate life with one's partner; and uncertainty about being able to have one's own children. Conclusions: The themes that emerged represent the starting point for further research and for the implementation of specific educational and support strategies that improve self-care, commitment and quality of life for women with endometriosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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