Background: Ostomy-related challenges in everyday life may negatively affect patients'
Quality of Life (QL), even long after ostomy surgery. Nurses provide care interventions that …

Background Worldwide, stomas represent a medical and social problem. Data from the
literature on stoma management are extensive but not homogeneous. In Italy, no guidelines …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine if patients undergoing presurgical
ostomy education and routine postoperative education experienced less postsurgical …

Abstract An estimated 725,000 to 1 million people are living with an ostomy or continent
diversion in the United States, and approximately 100,000 ostomy surgeries are performed …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine patient characteristics, length of stay
(LOS), hospital revisits, and complications of patients undergoing abdominal ostomy …

Objectives: to interpret the self-care experience of people with intestinal ostomy registered in
an ostomy program, based on the framework of the Social Model of Disability. Methods …

Background: this study examined the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and wellbeing of
people in the Netherlands who had undergone ostomy surgery. Aims: to assess how an …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine ostomy complications and health-
related quality of life (QOL) in individuals with an ostomy who wear an ostomy support …

Introduction Postoperative patients with ostomies experience significant changes in their
lives as a result of the device implantation. Self-care is important to improve their health …

Adjusting to life with a new ostomy is a daunting prospect for many patients. Without proper
education, complications can occur, some requiring hospital readmission. Many home …