Abstract
Aim of the study. To reveal the psychological problems of patients with a stoma in the preoperative and postoperative periods.
 Methods. Analysis of scientific literature and quantitative research. A quantitative research was conducted to reveal the psychological problems experienced by patients with a stoma in the preoperative and postoperative periods. It also aimed at revealing the opinion of nurses about the psychological problems experienced by patients with a stoma in the preoperative and postoperative periods. Patients and nurses were provided with anonymous questionnaires. The study included patients with a stoma (N = 34) in one of the largest cities hospital X and nurses who were caring of them (N = 30). A descriptive statistics was used for analysis.
 Results. The majority of patients agreed that they had felt fear before the operation, and this was noticed by all the nurses in the study. Nearly half of patients agreed that after surgery they feared they would not be able to cope with a stoma, and almost all nurses agreed. Most patients agreed that they experienced the lack of information and psychological discomfort. However, the patients disagreed that they had felt lonely and unsup-ported after surgery. The patients noted the lack of theoretical knowledge about stoma care after surgery.
Highlights
reveal the psychological problems experienced by patients with a stoma
It also aimed at revealing the opinion of nurses about the psychological problems experienced by patients
Patients and nurses were provided with anonymous questionnaires
Summary
Tyrimo tikslas – atskleisti pacientų, kuriems suformuota stoma, psichologines problemas priešoperaciniu ir pooperaciniu laikotarpiais. Kiekybinis tyrimas atliktas siekiant atskleisti pacientų, kuriems suformuota stoma, patiriamas psichologines problemas priešoperaciniu ir pooperaciniu laikotarpiais. Taip pat atskleisti slaugytojų nuomonę apie slaugomų pacientų su stoma patiriamas psichologines problemas priešoperaciniu ir pooperaciniu laikotarpiais. Tyrime dalyvavo vieno iš didžiųjų miestų X ligoninės pacientai, kuriems suformuota stoma (N = 34), ir juos slaugantys slaugytojai (N = 30). Kad dauguma pacientų prieš operaciją jautė baimę, tai pastebėjo ir visi tyrime dalyvavę slaugytojai. Beveik pusė pacientų po operacijos jautė baimę, kad nemokės susitvarkyti su stoma. Kad pacientai jautė informacijos trūkumą ir psichologinį diskomfortą. Kad po operacijos jautėsi vieniši ir nepalaikomi. Kad po operacijos trūksta teorinių žinių apie stomos slaugą. Psychological Problems of Patients with a Stoma during Preoperative and Postoperative Period
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