Changes in the Lives of Individuals with a Stoma and Their Spouses: A Qualitative Study

GÖÇMEN BAYKARA Z., EYİKARA E., Hin A. O., Acarlar H., LEVENTOĞLU Ö. S.

ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE, vol.35, no.5, pp.281-288, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 35 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/01.asw.0000823992.61032.ee
  • Journal Name: ADVANCES IN SKIN & WOUND CARE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, PASCAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.281-288
  • Keywords: life change, nursing, ostomy, partner, spouse, stoma, wound care, PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT, SOCIAL ADAPTATION, INTESTINAL STOMA, OSTOMY PATIENTS, LIFE, PARTNERS, SUPPORT
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Individuals with a stoma and their spouses experience various changes with regard to their new life situation. The authors aimed to determine the changes caused by stoma creation in the lives of individuals with a stoma and their spouses.