Cogitare Enfermagem (Jun 1998)

EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE PATIENT OSTOMIZED BY CANCER - AN OPTION FOR LIFE

  • Ana Claudia N. S. Wanderbroocke

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v3i1.44250
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 3, no. 1
pp. 21 – 23

Abstract

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Focuses on the emotional aspects of the ostomized patient from the moment he receives the diagnosis of cancer until the moment he has conditions for his social reintegration. It emphasizes the importance of health professionals as facilitators in this process.

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