The meaning of touch the prostate for man: the nurse in health promotion

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objectives: To identify the meaning for the men on the clinical examination of digital touch Prostate cancer early detection, to characterize the cause of the deficit in the search for preventive examination and health services by men and discuss the nurse's role in promoting men's health. Method: Qualitative descriptive study with field research guided by semi-structured form. Results: The meanings attributed to the digital touch of the prostate were embarrassment, discomfort, stigma and important. The information and access are tied to socioeconomic factors of the participants. Conclusion: Nurses should assist in health education and comprehensive health care by standardizing the information for different socioeconomic groups, minimizing the stigma and embarrassments, highlighting the importance of self care for man, to improve the search for health services, screening exams and prevention.

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• Weitere Titel: O significado do toque da próstata para o homem: enfermeiro na promoção da saúde ; El sentido del tacto de la próstata para el hombre: enfermero en la promoción de la salud
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Umfang: Seite(n): 537-546
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anmerkungen: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(4)

Klassifikation und Themen

• Thema: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Mann ; Gesundheit ; Gesundheitsvorsorge ; Krebs ; Gesundheitsförderung ; Pflegepersonal ; Krankenschwester ; Emotionalität ; Gesundheitserziehung ; Selbstversorgung ; Information

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Costa, Taiane Bertoldi da ; Moura, Vera de Freitas
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wann): 2013

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n4p537
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55005-9
• Rechteinformation: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln