Feelings experienced for women burn victims: integrative review

Abstract

Objective: verifying in the literature the scientific production about the feelings of women victims of burns. Method: we conducted searches in research databases, through a research protocol based on the steps of the integrative review method, establishing goals, guiding question, searching strategies, selection of studies, data collection and the creation of spreadsheet for a critical evaluation of the studies. Results: 70 articles were found, of which we selected 17 from the established inclusion criteria. Conclusion: It was concluded that the burn is among the most serious trauma that affects women's health, because besides the physical problems, it also generates disorders in their body image, resulting in psychological and social problems.