A descriptive study with a qualitative approach that aimed to identify the repercussions of ostomy construction on the living process of people with an ostomy. The study was performed at a Stomatherapy Service from a university hospital in southern Brazil, in the first semester of 2011, with eight patients. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, and they were analyzed by thematic analysis. We f...
OBJECTIVE To know the facilitating factors of the transition process from dependency to the self-care of people with a stoma. METHOD This is a descriptive study of qualitative approach, including 27 people with permanent stomas due to cancer. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews and submitted to content analysis based on the Transition Theory as theoretical reference. RESULTS The self-care...
O estudo objetivou compreender o significado da experiência de doença para a pessoa estomizada com câncer e as transformações sobre sua identidade. De abordagem qualitativa guiado pelo referencial metodológico da história oral de vida, acompanhou os depoentes durante um ano, a contar do momento da internação hospitalar. Durante esse período, realizou-se uma série de cinco entrevistas com cada um dos participant...