Title: Healthy sleep for a healthy soul -- impacts for the person with a stoma.
Authors: Purnell, Paris
Abstract: Sleep is defined as 'the natural state of rest in which your eyes are closed, your body is inactive, and your mind does not think'1 and the Dalai Lama opines that sleep is the best meditation. Sleep is critical to our health and overall well-being but there can be significant challenges for many in obtaining the right amount of restorative sleep they require so they can function well. This is particularly challenging for the person who has a stoma, whether recently fashioned or existing longer term. This paper describes the unique set of challenges that the person with a stoma faces and explores the impacts a stoma care nurse can make in helping people adjust and obtain better sleep. Are clinicians actively asking their patients about sleep?
Subjects: AUSTRALIA; WOUND healing; SURGICAL stomas; SKIN care; SLEEP; OSTOMATES; HEALTH behavior; WELL-being; SLEEP disorders
Publication: Journal of Stomal Therapy Australia, 2024, Vol 44, Issue 4, p9
ISSN: 1030-5823
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.33235/jsta.44.4.9-11

Healthy sleep for a healthy soul -- impacts for the person with a stoma.

Purnell, Paris