2018
DOI: 10.30886/estima.v16.351_pt
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P erfi l de pacientes colostomizados na associação dos ostomizados doR io Grande do Norte

Abstract: Objective: To identify and describe the profile of colostomized patients domiciled in the State of Rio Grande do Norte. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study realized in the Ostomized Association of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal/RN, Brazil, between December 2013 and March 2014, through the registry of 549 colostomized patients. Results: The distribution between the genders occurred in a similar way, with a rate age of 58.21 years (± 21.59 years). They were predominantly married (47… Show more

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“…This study shows colorectal neoplasia as the prevailing diagnosis, leading to the creation of nine ostomies (60%), and in the female gender, it was the main reason, with six ostomies made (40%). This finding is in line with other results found in similar studies that indicate a greater number of women being diagnosed with colorectal cancer when compared to the same diagnosis in the male group 13,14 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…This study shows colorectal neoplasia as the prevailing diagnosis, leading to the creation of nine ostomies (60%), and in the female gender, it was the main reason, with six ostomies made (40%). This finding is in line with other results found in similar studies that indicate a greater number of women being diagnosed with colorectal cancer when compared to the same diagnosis in the male group 13,14 .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 93%
“…A predominância de pacientes brancos encontrada neste estudo se contrapõe aos dados disponíveis na literatura que apontam para uma maior quantidade de negros ou pardos portadores de estomias (7) . Uma possível hipótese para tal contradição pode ser o fato da etnia ser autodeclarada, a partir de como o paciente se percebe.…”
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“…Com relação à permanência dos estomas, em sua maioria foram encontrados estomas temporários, o que corrobora dado já descrito na literatura (7) . Po-rém, contrapondo com outro achado, em que grande parte dos estomas, principalmente intestinais, eram de caráter definitivo (9) , sustentando a necessidade de pautar os cuidados de saúde no perfil da população assistida.…”
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“…Estima-se que haja aproximadamente 33.864 estomizados no país, sem contabilizar os dados referentes aos Estados do Amapá, Tocantins e Roraima, pela inexistência de uma estimativa de estomizados nesses Estados. Além disso, as subnotificações, a ausência de cadastros nas associações estaduais e as estomias temporárias sugerem que essa estimativa na realidade seja superior (1) .…”
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