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Experiences of wearing support garments by people living with a urostomy
Claire Taylor1, Julie Munro1, William Goodman2
1Macmillan Nurse Consultant in Colorectal Cancer, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust.
Background:
support garments are commonly worn by people with a urostomy but there are no published data about their experiences of doing so.
Aims:
to identify the views of people living with a urostomy on the role of support garments.
Methods:
a cross-sectional survey of the stoma population's experiences of support garments was conducted in 2018. Recruitment was by social media. The free-text responses provided by a sub-sample of 58 people out of 103 respondents with a urostomy, were analysed.
Findings:
thematic analysis revealed four themes: physical self-management; psychosocial self-management; lifestyle; and healthcare advice and support. There were mixed feelings about the value of support garments. Many cited a sense of reassurance and confidence and being able to be more sociable and active; others reported discomfort and uncertainty about their value.
Conclusion:
these findings add new understanding of experiences of support garments and provide novel theoretical insights about life with a urostomy.
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