A percepção de saúde para adolescentes obesos

Abstract

Para Chipkevitch ( 1987) , não se pode falar da adolescência sem falar do corpo e do corpo sem falar da mente. Assim, as intensas transformações fisicas e biológicas desta idade, influenciam lodo o processo psicossocial da formação da identidade do adolescente.Por oulro lado, a obesidade em crianças e adolescentes vem crescendo de forma assustadora em nossa sociedade. Segundo a Organização Mundial da Saúde, o mundo vive uma epidemia de obesidade, Irazendo riscos a saúde e preocupando pesquisadores. Os pafses desenvolvidos têm concentrado seus esforços para a reduçao da obesidade, bem como para modificação do padrão alimentar e redução do sedentarismo (COU NCIL, 1989

Percepção do adolescente obeso sobre as repercussões da obesidade em sua saúde

“…The interviewees showed that they pathway imposed by obesity, reflected in the need of losing weight, involves biopsychosocial aspects (10) .…”

“…(Daniela, who has hypertension) Similar findings showed that, for obese adolescents, being healthy means having a beautiful body, maintaining a well-balanced diet and good hygiene. However, the comorbidities of obesity were not analyzed (10) . Obesity is a risk factor for several chronic-degenerative pathologies, being a serious public and healthcare issue nowadays (11) .…”

“…Therefore, it is important to consider integral health, not only the diseases, promoting preventive actions for the biopsychosocial development of the adolescent (10) .…”

“…In order to compensate for their low self-esteem (6) , they resort to the pleasure provided by the food, which contributes for the maintenance and aggravation of obesity (9) . Being slender in modern society is a synonym of competence and success, while excess weight represents laziness, lack of control and self-discipline (10) .…”

“…Obesity control is observed to be difficult and to involve changes in eating and living habits, which will depend on the adolescents' awareness, family involvement, friends and healthcare professionals (10) . It is an important problem to be prevented in order to avoid the development of chronicdegenerative diseases that will influence the individuals' expectancy and quality of life negatively (11) .…”