BODY IMAGE AND WORK SATISFACTION AMONG ADULTS ON BURN REHABILITATION

Authors

  • Maria Cristina Silva Costa
  • Lídia Aparecida Rossi
  • Rosana Aparecida Spadoti Dantas
  • Larissa Ferreira Trigueros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i2.17849

Keywords:

Queimaduras, Imagem corporal, Satisfação no emprego, Reabilitação, Burns, Body image, Job satisfaction, Rehabilitation, Quemaduras, Imagen corporal, Satisfacción en el empleo, Rehabilitación

Abstract

This study aims to identify and analyze the meanings regarding the body of adults on burn rehabilitationwith a focus on body image and work satisfaction. By juxtaposing approaches, in this study we’ve combined andcompared the results of two researches with a group of burned patients. The research of qualitative approach (ethnography)interpreted meanings of quality of life; the quantitative one measured the quality of life (cultural adaptation and applicationof the Burn Specific Health Scale – Revised). Results indicate similarities and differences between findings from theanalyzed studies, regarding the body aesthetic and functional valorization. In the qualitative research, scars become anegative body self-image and the inability to work compromises the quality of life. In the quantitative research, the burnimpact on the body image is minimized. It’s concluded that the first approach allows further access to the meanings of thebody in the evaluated items and that the use of both approaches on a complementary perspective enriches the body ofknowledge.

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Published

2010-06-30

How to Cite

Costa, M. C. S., Rossi, L. A., Dantas, R. A. S., & Trigueros, L. F. (2010). BODY IMAGE AND WORK SATISFACTION AMONG ADULTS ON BURN REHABILITATION. Cogitare Enfermagem, 15(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v15i2.17849

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2010)

Section

ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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