Rev Rene (Sep 2020)

Care in the Ostomates Programs: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

  • Vanessa Damiana Menis Sasaki,
  • André Aparecido da Silva Teles,
  • Tatiana Mara da Silva Russo,
  • Janderson Cleiton Aguiar,
  • Camila Maria Silva Paraizo-Horvath,
  • Helena Megumi Sonobe

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.20202144295
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21
p. e44295

Abstract

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Objective: to interpret the multidisciplinary team’s perspective on care for ostomates. Methods: qualitative study involving five professionals from the multidisciplinary team of the Ostomates Program, based on the Social Model of Disability. To collect the data, a focus group, participant and non-participant observation were used, along with a field diary, interpreted using the thematic analysis method. Results: the experience of this team was interpreted based on the theme Challenges for the implementation of the Ostomates Program and the respective thematic nuclei: In search of teamwork and Specialized care demands for intestinal ostomates, which evidenced the influences on the work and the need for improvements in care, infrastructure and human resources. Conclusion: the health professionals’ integration among different public healthcare levels and the ostomates and families’ participation influence the care for ostomates.

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