Apreciação corporal de mulheres brasileiras com e sem dor relacionada à dismenorreia primária: estudo transversal

• Ano de defesa: 2024
• Autor(a) principal: Firão, Caren Beatriz
• Orientador(a): Avila, Mariana Arias
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de São Carlos; Câmpus São Carlos
• Programa de Pós-Graduação: Programa de Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia - PPGFt
• Palavras-chave em Português: Dismenorreia primária; Imagem corporal
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Primary dysmenorrhea; Body image
• Área do conhecimento CNPq: OUTROS
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/19577

Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) is a common condition in women of reproductive age characterized by abdominal pain that occurs during the menstrual cycle in the absence of pelvic pathology. Recently, studies of chronic pain have found an association between the presence of pain and body image distortions. The aim of this study was to verify the association between PD related pain and body appreciation. Brazilian women aged 18 to 52 years were invited to participate in the study via social media and were divided into two groups: PD group (n=1.742; 28.3±6.9 years) and no PD group (n=680; 30.2±7 years). Participants completed an online questionnaire that included sociodemographic and gynecologic questions, the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) to assess the pain severity, and the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) to assess the body appreciation. Data were analyzed using multiple linear regression. The PD group had significantly lower body appreciation compared to the no PD group (p <0.001).