Gordofobia: los retos de la atención humanizada a pacientes con obesidad metabólicamente insana

Solanche Stefany Molinas Franco; Dayssy Franco; Andrea Elizabeth López Ramirez; Kátia Christina Rodrigues Souza e Silva; Lidiana dos Santos Penha; Livia Cavalcanti Moret; Paloma Iracema Banak Zilch; Anna Luisa Silva de Oliveira; Camila Barros Araújo; Ester Vitória Costa; Gabriel Batista de Souza; Gabriella Patricia Rodrigues de Oliveira; Rebeca Marins Arantes; Stênio Vasconcelos de Farias Filho; Sthephany Caroliny Santos De Jesus; Wilgner Itiel Teixeira Souza

doi:10.56294/saludcyt2023425

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Published: 2023-11-13

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023425

Fatphobia: the challenges of humanized care for patients with metabolically unhealthy obesity

Abstract

Obesity is characterized by being a chronic disease deriving from the accumulation of excessive fat, used by the body as an energy reserve. It is determined by body mass index and, according to data collected from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), there are over a billion obese people worldwide, of all age groups. Despite the high number, the fat body became the target of prejudice, directly reaching the self-image of the obese in a negative way. The demand for the "ideal body" has intensified, and with this situation, there has been a gradual growth by medical specialists. The lack of sensitivity of the professional in question allows discriminatory acts to occur in medical consultations. It is also observed the increase in mobilizations to combat obesity, where the fat person has the obligation to lose weight, discussing serious topics such as obesity and fat phobia, overcoming this theme. Thinking about it, this article sought to analyze how the management of care with obese people occurs and verify the ability of the newly graduated physician to conduct with empathy and professionalism the care of obese patients, preserving moral integrity, physical health and mental illness of the patient in the face of fat phobia. Thus, it was verified that the practice of medical fat phobia occurs in three categories being in the professional relationship in the infrastructure and in the diagnosis and treatment. It is of a lot of importance to stimulate doctor-patient empathy, as it encompasses the emotional, ethical, intellectual and behavioral, in addition to fostering relationship, trust and respect, generating a reciprocal connection that allows benefits, such as improvement and satisfaction in the results of the health treatments of this patient, being an essential conduct for the therapeutic plan.

Keywords:

Obesity,

fatphobia,

disease,

metabolically healthy obesity,

metabolically unhealthy obesity,

How to Cite

Molinas Franco SS, Franco D, López Ramirez AE, Rodrigues Souza e Silva KC, dos Santos Penha L, Cavalcanti Moret L, Banak Zilch PI, Silva de Oliveira AL, Barros Araújo C, Vitória Costa E, Batista de Souza G, Rodrigues de Oliveira GP, Marins Arantes R, de Farias Filho SV, Santos De Jesus SC, Teixeira Souza WI. Fatphobia: the challenges of humanized care for patients with metabolically unhealthy obesity. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 13 [cited 2024 Jul. 27];3:425. Available from: https://revista.saludcyt.ar/ojs/index.php/sct/article/view/425

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