QUALITY OF LIFE AND SEXUALITY OF HISTERECTOMIZED WOMEN IN A PUBLIC MATERNITY IN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON

Abstract

Objective: to describe the quality of life and sexuality of hysterectomized women who underwent surgery at the Hospital da Mulher - HMML in Macapá-Amapá. Method: exploratory descriptive study, with a cross-sectional design and quantitative approach, carried out with women from a maternity hospital in Macapá, state of Amapá, who underwent total hysterectomy in the years 2006 to 2016. They were used as instruments to assess quality of life and sexuality of women undergoing total hysterectomy at individual interview and WHOQOL-bref and QS-F tests. Results: the sample included 41 hysterectomized women aged between 24 and 60 years. Most of them consider their QOL to be good (53.7%). As for satisfaction with health, just over half said they were satisfied (36.5%). Regarding the characterization of sexual performance, 13 (31.7%) reported unfavorable to regular sexual performance. Conclusion: the analysis of the mean scores of each dimension shows a better quality of life in the psychological domain. However, the correlations between the sexual quotient and the quality of life domains are all positive and significant.