Self-care of transsexual women in the light of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory

Objective: To know the self-care of transsexual women in the light of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory. Method: Study with 12 transsexual women from the Sexuality Outpatient Clinic of a University Hospital of Maranhão, Brazil. The Appraisal of Self-care Agency Scale (ASA-A) was used to assess th...

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Autores: Silva, Líscia Divana Carvalho, Padilha, Aléxia Marielle Damasceno
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repositorio:Research, Society and Development
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/22146
Acceso en línea:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/22146
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Personas transgénero
Identidad de género
Autocuidado
Teoría de enfermería.
Transgender people
Gender identity
Self-care
Nursing theory.
Pessoas transgêneros
Identidade de gênero
Teoria de enfermagem.
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Sumario:Objective: To know the self-care of transsexual women in the light of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory. Method: Study with 12 transsexual women from the Sexuality Outpatient Clinic of a University Hospital of Maranhão, Brazil. The Appraisal of Self-care Agency Scale (ASA-A) was used to assess the participants' self-care ability. Results: More than half of the interviewees make adjustments to maintain health through situational changes (58,3%), make sure that the usual actions practiced to stay healthy are good (66.7%), report stimulus to perform their self-care (66,7%) and seek more current alternatives to take care of themselves (83,3%). Most women have good self-care capacity (66,7%). Conclusion: Knowing the meanings that transsexual women attribute to self-care is relevant due to the singularity in health and education that emerge from contact with diversity and identity.