- Title
- Patients' experiences of performing self-care of stomas in the initial postoperative period
- Creator
- Lim, Siew Hoon; Chan, Sally Wai Chi; He, Hong-Gu
- Relation
- Cancer Nursing Vol. 38, Issue 3, p. 185-193
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000158
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2015
- Description
- With the loss of an important bodily function and the distortion in body image, a stoma patient experiences physical, psychological, and social changes. With limited current studies exploring experiences of patients in the management of their stoma, there is a need to explore their experiences, their needs, and factors that influence their self-management. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate patients' experiences of performing self-care of stomas in the initial postoperative period. Methods: This study adopted a descriptive qualitative approach from the interpretive paradigm. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 12 patients 1 month postoperatively in a colorectal ward in a hospital in Singapore. Thematic analysis was applied to the interview data. Results: Five themes were identified: process of acceptance and self-management of stoma, physical limitations, psychological reactions, social support, and need for timely and sufficient stoma preparation and education. Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of health professionals' role in helping patients adjust preoperatively and postoperatively and accept the presence of a stoma. Health professionals need to be aware of the physical, psychological, and social impact of stoma on patients in the initial 30-day postoperative period.
- Subject
- colorectal; experience; self-care; stoma
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1334221
- Identifier
- uon:27259
- Identifier
- ISSN:0162-220X
- Language
- eng
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