Self-care of people with intestinal ostomy: beyond the procedural towards rehabilitation

Rev Bras Enferm. 2021 Mar 24;74(1):e20200088. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0088. eCollection 2021.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: to interpret the self-care experience of people with intestinal ostomy registered in an ostomy program, based on the framework of the Social Model of Disability.METHODS: qualitative exploratory research, with the participation of nine people with intestinal ostomy, based on the Social Model of Disability.RESULTS: majority were elderly, married, male with colostomy due to colorectal neoplasia. The self-care of these people was analyzed in two thematic groups: "Interdisciplinary assistance needed for people with intestinal ostomy" and "Self-care for the rehabilitation of the person with intestinal ostomy". It was proved that there was a need for a specialized health team, offering information on disabilities, teaching self-care and perioperative follow-up.FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: when the social barriers of physical disabilities are overcome in the context of assistance for health and life, self-care will go beyond the reductionist vision of procedural care, towards comprehensive care, favoring the achievement of rehabilitation and the quality of survival.PMID:33787781 | DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0088
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