Adjustment problems and their effect on the social functioning of the ostomate and his family
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https://doi.org/10.15270/36-3-1568Keywords:
Ostomate, family, National Cancer Association Area, Pretoria, multi-disciplinaryAbstract
The researcher did a study in the· Pretoria area with the purpose of establishing the adjustment problems of the ostomate and the effect it has on the social functioning of the ostomate and it's family. Any ostomate who· visited the stoma clinic of the National Cancer Association Area office: Pretoria, the stoma departments of the Pretoria Academic - and Kalafong Hospitals, during the time of the study, were approached. The involvement of the multi-disciplinary team, specifically the medical social worker, with the ostomate and his/her family was also explored.
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