Perceptions about the health condition of people with obesity

Objective: to understand the perceptions of people with obesity on this health condition. Methods: qualitative research conducted in an outpatient clinic for follow-up of people with obesity. 15 people diagnosed with obesity were interviewed. Data were collected by interviews and submitted to themat...

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Main Authors: Cátia Suely Palmeira (Author), Laíne Maria Monteiro Garrido (Author), Maria de Lourdes Lima (Author), Armênio Costa Guimarães (Author), Ana Marice Teixeira Ladeia (Author)
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Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Summary:Objective: to understand the perceptions of people with obesity on this health condition. Methods: qualitative research conducted in an outpatient clinic for follow-up of people with obesity. 15 people diagnosed with obesity were interviewed. Data were collected by interviews and submitted to thematic content analysis. Results: three categories emerged: Giving meaning to obesity, Affecting everyday life and health and Facing obesity. In the first category, the majority of respondents gave negative meaning to their own obesity; in the second, they perceived it as a condition capable of causing damage to health and labor capacity; and in the third, it was referred as a condition that must be faced and treated. Conclusion: perceptions on obesity reflected, above all, negative feelings, accompanied by some degree of physical, mental and social suffering.
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