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Julia Costa Curta1, Anne Marie Weissheimer2
1Residência Multiprofissional com Ênfase em Saúde da Família e Comunidade, Grupo Hospitalar Conceição, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Objective:
To know the perceptions and feelings about the physical changes of climacteric women in a city of Rio Grande do Sul.
Methods:
Qualitative exploratory descriptive study developed with 16 women on public spaces of Porto Alegre/RS/Brazil, in September and October of 2018; data gathered through semi-structured interviews and submitted to thematic analysis.
Results:
Four themes were found: "Knowledge (or not) on climacteric and menopause (and their differences)", "Changes perceived", "Changes felt", and "How to deal with climacteric and menopause".
Conclusions:
Women have little information on climacteric; it is the nurses' responsibility to clarify about these phases, offer emotional support and indicate physical activities that may ease their signs and symptoms.
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