MEMBERS’ PROFILE REGISTERED IN OSTOMATE ASSOCIATION OF PARANÁ – OAP
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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v12i1.8271Keywords:
Ostomia, Cuidados de Enfermagem, Ostomy, Nurse’s Care, Ostomias, Cuidados de enfermería.Abstract
It is a quantitative study performed from September/2005 to January/2006. The objective was to characterize the ostomates registered at the Ostomate Association of Paraná State (APO in Portuguese). From 1538 analyzed forms, 477 were selected with complete data. According to sex, 53.7% of the ostomates were male, and 46.3% were female; from 0 to 45 years old, there was predominance of male patients, 63.9%. As for the reasons of the surgical procedure, at the age of 0 to 45 years old, the study points out external causes as an implication for the ostomy procedure, standing for 20% of the total surgeries. However, at ages above 45 years old, 51.4% of the population was female, and intestinal neoplasm was responsible for about 51% of the ostomies. Colostomies accounted for 65.4% of the procedures. It is suggested the study continuation in order to contribute for the identification of ostomates’ educational needs.
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