Quality of life in stomized oncological patients: an approach of integrality from Brazilian Unified Health System

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Integrality is considered an essential constitutional doctrinal principle of SUS, being considered as a major challenge in health in Brazil. This involves practicing focusing on the quality of life of oncological stomized people. OBJECTIVE: To analyze quality of life of oncological stomized people from the Health Department, the Federal District, Brazil, from the perspective of integrality of the Unified Health System in Brazil. METHODS: Cross-sectional, exploratory and descriptive study with a quantitative and qualitative approach in the light of a content analysis. This was a convenience sample, including 120 patients registered in the Stomized People Program of the Health Department, the Federal District, Brazil. In this study, sociodemographic, clinical, and WHOQOL-bref questionnaires and an individual interview were used. Data were analyzed by Microsoft(r) Office Excel 2010 program and SPSS 20.0 software. Statistical significance was accepted at 5%. RESULTS: Physical, Social Affairs, and Environment domains are correlated with the mean score, with statistically significant results (p < 0.0001), the content analysis resulted in three categories: complications with the stoma, self-care, and Comprehensive health care. CONCLUSION: Our results highlight the need to realize the integrality as a principle at various levels of discussion and of the practice of health care for stomized oncological people