Sentidos sobre alguns domínios da qualidade de vida na vivência de adoecimento crônico: com a voz, homens que vivem com diabetes tipo 2

Abstract

Currently much has been discussed about quality of life, lifestyle and healthy habits, such as a new perspective on health care. Studies, government projects and guidelines propose greater focus on primary health care and a healthy lifestyle guided by the biomedical vision care. One of the most emphasized by those political points is what concerns (fighting) chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). The World Health Organization (WHO) defines chronic diseases as cardiovascular disease (cerebrovascular, ischemic), cancer, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes mellitus. From this perspective, the study aims to understand and analyze the meanings of some domains of quality of life of men who experience the Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, seeking concepts arising both from the scientific scope as popular reason. The audience chosen gives up because of the historical and social construction of male population not seek the basic health care networks with the same frequency as women seek, raising rates of disease and complications to men's health. Data collection occurred from qualitative nature of the questionnaire, with the recording of the dialogues and transcription of the interviews. The results support the relevance of individual perceptions in acceptance processes cure / rehabilitation or living with the disease and the importance of family care and the need for new perspectives of health professionals in relation to the patient.