Open-access Experience in a rehabilitation center for mastectomized women at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

Experiência em centro de reabilitação de mulheres mastectomizadas no início da pandemia do COVID-19

ABSTRACT

Objective  Describe the experience lived in an interdisciplinary follow-up care center for mastectomized women at a public university in São Paulo during the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

Method  Experience report on the health care provided in the health center for mastectomized women.

Results  The care was provided three times a week by an interdisciplinary health team. The mentioned areas that cover the women care in the center: Physical, Psychological, Social Support and Health Education.

Conclusions  The attention by an interdisciplinary team becomes prevalent in the care of mastectomized women, since cancer and its treatment produce various changes in women's lives in the short and long term, so follow-up and support must be biopsychosocial, covering all areas that may be affected, especially during the pandemic.

Keywords
Women's health; Breast neoplasms; Mastectomy; Comprehensive health care; Coronavirus infections

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