SANTOS, Ana Carolina Souza.
Resumo:
Fibromyalgia, or fibromyalgia syndrome, corresponds to a chronic and non-inflammatory
painful syndrome of unknown etiology. The objective was to analyze scientific productions
about the challenges experienced by women affected by fibromyalgia syndrome. It is an
integrative literature review with a descriptive approach. The articles were identified, using the
descriptors indexed in the Health Sciences Descriptors: “Fibromyalgia” and “Disease impact
profile”. It was carried out in the following databases: Virtual Health Library (VHL),
Bibliographic Index Español en Ciencias de la Salud (IBECS), Scientific Electronic Library
Online (SCIELO) and Nursing Database (BDENF). The results were obtained through the
selection of seven articles, through critical and reflective reading of the texts, followed by the
organization of synoptic tables of the data obtained. The evidence was gathered and synthesized
in two pillars: characterization of the selected studies and discussions about the challenges
imposed by fibromyalgia, from this the axes were identified: fibromyalgia from a gender
perspective and fibromyalgia - psychosocial and affective aspects. It is concluded that women
who experience fibromyalgia need support and family support, as added to the support of the
health care team, these become essential to face the challenges imposed and also the
effectiveness of treatment, since this disease is it is a chronic syndrome, which so far has no
cure.