Men after mutilating surgery in genitourinary system: contributions from heidegger and orem

• Main Authors: Rafael Carlos Macedo Souza, Anna Maria Oliveira Salimena, Heloisa Campos Paschoalin, Ívis Emília Oliveira Souza
• Format: Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2018-06-01
• Series: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Subjects: saúde do homem; sistema urogenital; amputação; autocuidado; filosofia em enfermagem
• Online Access: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/30186

Aim: to reveal the man's senses while developing self-care after mutilating surgery in genitourinary system and articulate thoughts with Orem’sTheory. Method: qualitative research, with phenomenological approach, based on the thought and method of Martin Heidegger. Thirteen men that performed surgical mutilating procedure of prostate, testicles or penis at a University Hospital of Zona da Mata of Minas Gerais participated in the study. The statements, accessed during June and August 2016, were analyzed in the light of the concepts proposed by Heidegger and Orem's Theory. Results: they realized the need to care for themselves and assumed the responsibility of self-care. From comprehensive analysis, the Meaning Unit emerged: to understand that care is necessary during treatment, as well as follow-up. Final thoughts: men acquire a selfcare routine, after facing the need for a mutilating surgery in the genitourinary system.