A produção de conhecimento científico sobre mulheres mastectomizadas em periódicos de Terapia Ocupacional: uma revisão integrativa de literatura

Abstract

Currently, thousands of women are diagnosed with breast cancer in Brazil, which accounts for 28% of new cases each year. Data from the National Cancer Institute José Alencar Gomes da Silva (INCA) indicate estimates for the year 2020 of 66,280 cases to be diagnosed, affecting 17,572 women in Brazil. Among the initial treatment modalities for female breast cancer is the mastectomy surgery for the removal of larger tumors, which can impair the occupational performance of women undergoing this procedure, with emphasis on physical and emotional issues. On this threshold, Occupational Therapy is one of the professions qualified to work in the re establishment of autonomy and independence in the daily life of the subjects, because among the intervention biases are physical, emotional and sensory approaches, among others. Thus, this study aims to identify and systematize the production of scientific knowledge in the field of oncology for mastectomized women carried out by occupational therapists published in Brazilian journals of Occupational Therapy. For this, it was adopted as methodology the systematic literature review, scientific production of the last six years (2014- 2020) of occupational therapists in Brazilian journals of Occupational Therapy. These being: Journal of Cadernos de Terapia Ocupacional of the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCAR), Journal of Occupational Therapy of the University of São Paulo (USP) and Brazilian Interinstitutional Journal of Occupational Therapy (REVISBRATO) with the following descriptors: "Breast Cancer;" "Occupational Performance;" "Mastectomy;" "COPM;” “Occupational Therapy." The results found reveal the little publication by ocupacional therapists on the theme, corresponding to 5 articles. Thus, there is a need for more encouragement in the academic and professional environment for the production off studies on this theme.