Perfil das pessoas com estomia de eliminação atendidas em Minas Gerais por um serviço gratuito de empresa multinacional atuante no Brasil

Abstract

In Brazil, care for patients with stomas is guaranteed by laws and regulations, with devices provided by the Unified Health System (public) and supplementary health (private). In addition, national and multinational companies offer personalized and free support for patients with stomas. The research focused on analyzing the clinical and demographic profile of people with an ostomy treated free of charge by a multinational company in Minas Gerais. The methodological procedure uses a predominantly quantitative approach, covering all patients treated by the company's program health care, with a time frame of 12 months (January to December 2022) in Minas Gerais state - Brazil, totaling 573 assistances in the analysis period. The instrument works with content analysis of the attendance records to organize a database with clinical and demographic profiles. The results reveal a predominant profile of female people with ostomies, people over 41 years, living in Belo Horizonte city - Minas Gerais - Brazil. The principal ostomy cause was bowel and rectum cancer. The equipment most indicated for patients was two-piece and devices with convexity. There was also a predominance of indication of two adjuvants, highlighting the use of a belt. The research suggests a patient database that allows the analysis of profiles in real-time, with the objective of an increasingly precise direction regarding the attendance and sizing of the market demands.