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João Vitor Antunes Lins Dos Santos1, Ariana Luiza Rabelo2, Vander Monteiro da Conceição3
1Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul. Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Objectives:
to synthesize evidence from qualitative studies produced in literature on the sociability of men with ostomies due to a cancer diagnosis.
Methods:
a qualitative metasynthesis was conducted in seven databases with studies published between 2004 and 2024. The sample included six studies, analyzed using MaxQDA® software, validated by Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, and synthesized based on the concept of sociability.
Results:
four descriptive topics were identified: a) Challenges in sexual performance; b) Physical and emotional impacts: self-esteem and social isolation; c) Social limitations and strategies for living with a stoma in society; d) Alternating male behaviors within the family structure. These topics were encompassed by the analytical topic: Male sociability in transformation: experiences of men with a stoma.
Final Considerations:
culturally constructed masculinity shapes men's sociability, but living with a stoma generates insecurity, redefines social roles, and significantly impacts the dynamics of public and private relationships.
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