Life after a gastrectomy: Experience of patients with gastric cancer.

Enfermería clínica
Gloria Mabel Carrillo, Narda Patricia Santamaría

Abstract

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

Citations

Jan 29, 2021·Journal of Cancer Education : the Official Journal of the American Association for Cancer Education·Gloria Mabel CarrilloDaira Vanesa Burbano
Jan 2, 2022·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Jahyun ChoiWoo Jin Hyung

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