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Vol. 29. Issue 1.
Pages 27-33 (January - February 2019)
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Vol. 29. Issue 1.
Pages 27-33 (January - February 2019)
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Life after a gastrectomy: Experience of patients with gastric cancer
Vivir después de una gastrectomía: experiencia de pacientes con cáncer gástrico
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Gloria Mabel Carrillo
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, Narda Patricia Santamaría
Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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Objective

To describe the experience of patients with gastric cancer who have undergone gastrectomy.

Method

Qualitative study with 17 adults who underwent total gastrectomy in a cancer care centre in Bogotá, Colombia. The approach was phenomenological using the analysis proposed by Colaizzi. Descriptive codes, nominal codes and categories were identified as central issues. In-depth interviews were used and theoretical saturation sampling.

Result

From 165 descriptive codes, 27 nominal codes emerged that make up 6 subjects that describe the experience of the person who has undergone total gastrectomy: (1) a new opportunity, (2) a foreign body, (3) yearning to feel useful, (4) understanding other treatments, (5) sensing discomfort and symptoms, and (6) eating what I can.

Conclusions

The patient who has undergone total gastrectomy faces an experience as a cancer survivor that involves understanding how to manage physical discomfort, adaptation to diet, economic difficulty and unemployment. Viewing the experience as a new opportunity, and the requirements of other treatments implies having a social, emotional and spiritual support network. It is essential to consolidate monitoring programmes for survivors that respond in a timely manner to their needs.

Keywords:
Gastrectomy
Stomach neoplasms
Qualitative analysis
Survivors
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Objetivo

Describir la experiencia de pacientes con cáncer gástrico intervenidos mediante gastrectomía.

Método

Estudio cualitativo con 17 adultos intervenidos mediante gastrectomía total en un centro de atención oncológica de Bogotá (Colombia). El abordaje fue fenomenológico utilizando el análisis propuesto por Colaizzi. Se identificaron códigos descriptores, códigos nominales y categorías o temas centrales. Se utilizaron entrevistas en profundidad y se acudió al muestreo teórico.

Resultado

A partir de 165 códigos descriptores, emergen 27 códigos nominales que conforman 6 temas que describen la experiencia de la persona que ha presentado una gastrectomía total: 1) una nueva oportunidad, 2) un cuerpo extraño, 3) añorando sentirme útil, 4) entendiendo otros tratamientos, 5) percibiendo molestias y síntomas, y 6) comiendo lo que pueda.

Conclusiones

El paciente intervenido de una gastrectomía total se enfrenta a una experiencia como sobreviviente del cáncer que le implica entender cómo manejar las molestias físicas, la adaptación a la dieta, la dificultad económica y el desempleo. Conocer la vivencia como una nueva oportunidad y los requerimientos de otros tratamientos implica contar con una red de apoyo social, emocional y espiritual. Es fundamental consolidar programas de seguimiento a sobrevivientes que respondan de manera oportuna a sus necesidades.

Palabras clave:
Gastrectomía
Neoplasias gástricas
Análisis cualitativo
Sobrevivientes

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