Experiences of wearing support garments by people living with a urostomy.
Patient experience
Stoma care
Support garments
Urostomy
Journal
British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing)
ISSN: 0966-0461
Titre abrégé: Br J Nurs
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9212059
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
12 Dec 2019
12 Dec 2019
Historique:
entrez:
15
12
2019
pubmed:
15
12
2019
medline:
23
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2020
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Résumé
support garments are commonly worn by people with a urostomy but there are no published data about their experiences of doing so. to identify the views of people living with a urostomy on the role of support garments. a cross-sectional survey of the stoma population's experiences of support garments was conducted in 2018. Recruitment was by social media. The free-text responses provided by a sub-sample of 58 people out of 103 respondents with a urostomy, were analysed. thematic analysis revealed four themes: physical self-management; psychosocial self-management; lifestyle; and healthcare advice and support. There were mixed feelings about the value of support garments. Many cited a sense of reassurance and confidence and being able to be more sociable and active; others reported discomfort and uncertainty about their value. these findings add new understanding of experiences of support garments and provide novel theoretical insights about life with a urostomy.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
support garments are commonly worn by people with a urostomy but there are no published data about their experiences of doing so.
AIMS
OBJECTIVE
to identify the views of people living with a urostomy on the role of support garments.
METHODS
METHODS
a cross-sectional survey of the stoma population's experiences of support garments was conducted in 2018. Recruitment was by social media. The free-text responses provided by a sub-sample of 58 people out of 103 respondents with a urostomy, were analysed.
FINDINGS
RESULTS
thematic analysis revealed four themes: physical self-management; psychosocial self-management; lifestyle; and healthcare advice and support. There were mixed feelings about the value of support garments. Many cited a sense of reassurance and confidence and being able to be more sociable and active; others reported discomfort and uncertainty about their value.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
these findings add new understanding of experiences of support garments and provide novel theoretical insights about life with a urostomy.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31835944
doi: 10.12968/bjon.2019.28.22.S26
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng