Impact of the Level of Education on the Quality of Life of Colostomy Patients

Factors contributing to the quality of life among Thai patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer with a stoma: An integrative review

“…Over the years, the comprehensive reviews demonstrated the apparent factors influencing QOL among CRC adult ostomates which could be clustered into four categories: Physical, psychological, social and spiritual domains (Alenezi et al, 2021; Andrade et al, 2016; Chinh et al, 2018; Goldstine et al, 2019; Liao & Qin, 2014; Repic & Ivanovic, 2017; Silva et al, 2020). However, the physical, psychological and social domains repeatedly appear in these study results while the spiritual domain appears less frequently.…”

Self-care competence of patients with an intestinal stoma in the preoperative fase

“…Thus, the nurse should contact with the patient who will undergo stoma surgery as early as possible. This contact, preferably in the preoperative phase, promotes the establishment of an interpersonal relationship between the nurse and the person-family and the development of trust and respect to bolster the learning process (Pantaroto, 2015), as well as influence the process of recovery in the postoperative phase, the prevention of complications, and the adaptation to life with a stoma (Harilingam et al, 2015;Goldblatt et al, 2017;Repic & Ivanovic, 2017;Zeigler & Min, 2017). It is important to identify the patients' level of stoma self-care competence in the preoperative phase so that nurses can better identify their needs and prescribe nursing interventions for meeting them.…”