title: [Awkward bodies, but not forgotten: representations of women and men about their wounded bodies].
abstract: In this qualitative study, which aimed to capture and analyze the representations of the body injured, it were collected, through in-depth interviews, the discourses of eighteen adults, with chronic wounds, users of an outpatient service of a public hospital in the city of Salvador-BA, that cares of wounded individuals. From the analysis of the statements, through Thematic Content Analysis, emerged the following categories, related to the wounded body: It is a strange that promotes suffering; It is constantly watched; It is rejected; It is a prisoner; It is vulnerable to violence; It requires special care, and It is a body in grief. Such representations are anchored in negative images and suffering, and reveal that, very different from the idealized body, the wounded body promotes mixed feelings and self-deprecating. The results showed that people with chronic wounds consider their own bodies as awkward; they experience negative feelings about their image, and mobilize alternatives for self-care and personal presentation, distinct from those activated before chronic state.
authors.affiliation: Curso de Graduação em Enfermagem, Departamento de Saúde, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana, Feira de Santana, BA, Brasil. evasscarvalho@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Evanilda Souza de Santana
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: Mirian Santos
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Paiva
authors.forename: Elena Casado
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Aparício
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult