O Conhecimento acerca das experiências vivenciadas pelas mulheres com estomias

Abstract

This research had as its object of study knowledge about the experiences of women with ostomies. Database searches were carried out as well as interviews with ostomized women. The ostomization process promotes countless psychological and physiological changes, changes that can directly affect the quality of life and self-esteem of people who experience this new reality. In view of this, it is important to highlight that women are the ones who suffer most from the changes caused by the new condition, this is due to the role that being a woman occupies in society's view. Within this context, the present study aims to understand the experiences of women with ostomies. Carrying out qualitative research, the framework used was the theory of Social Representations, by Serge Moscovici. The data were transcribed in full, obtained through a semi-structured interview. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Alagoas, through Plataforma Brasil, obtaining CAAE nº 50882221.8.0000.5013 and authorization was requested from the Municipal Health Department. The presentation of the study results demonstrated that the Women suffer much more intensely from the ostomization process, due to radical changes in lifestyle, causing various feelings, such as fear and frustration, as these feelings are heightened due to the pressure that society imposes on an ideal woman.