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Path taken by morbidly obese people in search of bariatric surgery in the public health system

Authors :
Claudete Aparecida Conz
Maria Cristina Pinto de Jesus
Estela Kortchmar
Vanessa Augusta Souza Braga
Renata Evangelista Tavares Machado
Miriam Aparecida Barbosa Merighi
Source :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 28 (2020)
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Universidade de São Paulo, 2020.

Abstract

Objective: to understand the path taken in the public health system by people with morbid obesity in the search for bariatric surgery. Method: qualitative research based on the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz, with 17 hospitalized morbidly obese people, with a scheduled date for bariatric surgery. The phenomenological interview with open questions was used and the statements were analyzed in the light of the theoretical-methodological framework and literature related to the theme. Results: the participants were able to schedule bariatric surgery by referring friends, family and public people. The waiting list for the procedure generated anguish and anxiety due to fear of surgery, weight gain, risk of worsening health and physical limitations, but it helped prepare for its performance. The experience lived in the search for bariatric surgery led these people to want continuity of care in the Basic Health Unit, after the surgery, by professionals trained to meet their needs. Conclusion: the aspects inscribed in the path of people in search of bariatric surgery signal the need to strengthen the assistance-related flows of the public health system and to invest in professional training to reduce the social inequalities in access to bariatric surgery and increased quality of services.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
15188345
Volume :
28
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.64c673a000994f5b975999435dabb034
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3579.3294