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

• Published in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P Vol. 49; no. 1; pp. 82 - 88
• Main Authors: Mota, Marina Soares, Gomes, Giovana Calcagno, Petuco, Vilma Madalosso, Heck, Rita Maria, Barros, Edaiane Joana Lima, Gomes, Vera Lúcia de Oliveira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese; English
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 01.02.2015; SciELO
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Atención de Enfermería; Autocuidado; Estomía; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; NURSING; Self Care; Surgical Stomas; Teoría de Enfermería; Nursing Care; Ostomy; Atención de Enfermería; Teoria de Enfermagem; Cuidados de Enfermagem; Teoría de Enfermería; Estomía; Self-care; Autocuidado; Nursing Theory; Estomia
• ISSN: 0080-6234; 1980-220X; 1980-220X; 0080-6234
• DOI: 10.1590/S0080-623420150000100011

To know the facilitating factors of the transition process from dependency to the self-care of people with a stoma. 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. 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. The results allow that nurses develop strategies to help people with stomata to resume their self-care.