Objective. To describe the meaning given by adolescents and young adults to the changes in their bodies and corporality after a spinal cord injury. Methods. Qualitative study based on symbolic interactionism in which 12 adolescents and young adults, who had suffered spinal cord injury 6 months or more before, participated. The information was recollected through a series of in-depth interviews and field journals. The guidelines proposed by Corbin and Strauss were followed for the process of codification and categorization of the data. Results. Four categories were identified that describe the meanings given by participants to the changes in their bodies and corporality: Transformation of self-image, living with contradictions in the relationships with others, withstanding the burden of a disability and adapting to the new conditions. Conclusion. The results allow for the comprehension of the meanings that are given by the people who have suffered a spinal cord lesion to their situation. This will in turn open the possibility of offering these people a better individual nursing care that focuses more on the particular needs, so that both they and their families can be helped on their way to adaptation to the new situation.Key words: rehabilitation nursing; spinal cord injuries; disabled persons; adolescent; young adult; adaptation; nursing theory.Cuerpo y corporalidad en adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con lesión traumática de la médula espinalObjetivo. Describir los significados que otorgan los adolescentes y adultos jóvenes a los cambios en el cuerpo y la corporalidad luego de una lesión traumática de la medula espinal. Métodos. Estudio cualitativo basado en el interaccionismo simbólico, en el cual participaron 12 adolescentes y adultos jóvenes con trauma raquimedular con un tiempo mayor a seis meses desde el evento. Body and Corporality in adolescents and young adults with spinal cord injury categorías que describen los significados que tienen para los participantes los cambios en el cuerpo y la corporalidad: Transformación de la imagen de sí mismo, vivir contradicciones en las relaciones con otros, soportar la carga de la discapacidad y adaptarse a la nueva condición. Conclusión. Los resultados permiten comprender los significados que otorgan las personas con lesión medular a su condición, para poder brindar un cuidado de enfermería individual enfocado en las necesidades particulares, para ayudarlos a ellos y a sus familias a adaptarse a la situación.Palabras clave: Enfermería de rehabilitación; traumatismos de la médula espinal; personas con discapacidad; adolescente; adulto joven; adaptación; teoría de enfermería.Corpo e corporalidade em adolescentes e adultos jovens com lesão traumática da medula espinal
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