Desafios vivenciados por mulheres acometidas pela síndrome da fibromialgia: revisão integrativa.

Abstract

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.