Screening mammography, primary care and shared decision: the voice of women
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34019/1809-8363.2022.v25.35339Keywords:
Mammography, Breast neoplasms, Screening, Shared decision making, Culturally Appropriate TechnologyAbstract
According to the latest Brazilian guideline from the National Cancer Institute/Ministry of Health, on early detection of breast cancer, we highlight the uncertainties about shared decision-making in relation to the benefits and risks of mammographic screening. This article expresses the perceptions of users of Primary Health Care services about the shared decision in this scenario, as a result of a qualitative research, which used focus groups as an instrument for data production and thematic content analysis to systematize the results. The participants revealed that they did not participate in shared decision in mammographic screening, which leads us to emphasize the importance of guiding health care based on light technologies, that is, relational technologies; also valuing the need to implement conceptual aspects and fundamental principles that need to be discussed and highlighted so that the shared decision can be implemented.