Facilitators of the transition process for the self-care of the person with stoma: subsidies for Nursing

• Main Authors: Marina Soares Mota (Author), Giovana Calcagno Gomes (Author), Vilma Madalosso Petuco (Author), Rita Maria Heck (Author), Edaiane Joana Lima Barros (Author), Vera Lúcia de Oliveira Gomes (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SciELO, 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 1980-220X; 10.1590/S0080-623420150000100011
• Keywords: Estomía; Autocuidado; Teoría de Enfermería; Atención de Enfermería; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Nursing; RT1-120; Mental healing; RZ400-408; Education (General); L7-991
• Source: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 82-88 (2015)

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 facilitators related to the person were the positive significance of ostomy; the preparation for this experience already in the preoperative period; emotional stability; faith; religiousness; and a sense of normalcy acquired from a next image similar to the previous one. The facilitators related to the community were the following: receiving equipment for free from the government; support from family and the multidisciplinary team, especially the nurses; and having contact with other people with stomata. CONCLUSION The results allow that nurses develop strategies to help people with stomata to resume their self-care.