The Effect of Postoperative Telephone Counseling on the Sexual Life of Patients With a Bowel Stoma: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Sexual Dysfunction in Ostomized Patients: A Systematized Review

“…According to the US Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the level of evidence of the most of the articles was IIb [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 ], followed by level III [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 ]. The rest of them were level IIa [ 18 , 19 , 20 ] and Ib [ 21 , 22 , 23 ]. The countries of the articles were: Turkey (n = 5) [ 7 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 21 ], Brazil (n = 4) [ 8 , 10 , 18 , 20 ], Netherlands (n = 3) [ 14 , 17 , 23 ], United States (n = 3) [ 9 , 11 , 22 ], Chile (n = 1) [ 19 ] and Ireland (n = 1) [ 16 ].…”

“…The rest of them were level IIa [ 18 , 19 , 20 ] and Ib [ 21 , 22 , 23 ]. The countries of the articles were: Turkey (n = 5) [ 7 , 12 , 13 , 15 , 21 ], Brazil (n = 4) [ 8 , 10 , 18 , 20 ], Netherlands (n = 3) [ 14 , 17 , 23 ], United States (n = 3) [ 9 , 11 , 22 ], Chile (n = 1) [ 19 ] and Ireland (n = 1) [ 16 ]. The type of stoma was mostly the colostomy, being the main cause for its realization the colorectal cancer.…”

“…In six articles, the authors developed questionnaires for the study or used semi-structured interviews [ 7 , 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 18 ], and to assess the sexual dysfunction, the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) in men and the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) in women were the most used [ 9 , 13 , 15 , 22 ]. One author used the Golombok-Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS) to assess sexual dysfunction [ 21 ]. The anxiety, self-esteem, the quality of life or depression were also evaluated by some authors [ 9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 19 , 20 , 22 , 23 ].…”

The effect of phone counselling service on adaptation to stoma and quality of life among patients with intestinal stoma: a randomized controlled trial

“…It is stated in the literature that one of the most important problems experienced by individuals with stoma is the smell and patients also experience skin problems. In addition, studies have revealed that patients' bathing, nutrition, and sleep habits change and the problems they experience on this topic are emphasized [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29] . In this study, in the weeks 1-6 individuals were observed to have mostly physiological problems such as leakage, skin ulcerations, gas and smell.…”

“…It is very important to establish the desired effect with phone counselling. It is emphasized in the literature that 2-4 phone counsellings made in the first one month after the discharge in different patient groups would be sufficient to create the desired effect 13,14,33 .…”