Coping and acceptance: The greatest challenge for veterans with intestinal stomas

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ostomy Surgery

“…2 however, the true morbidity of ostomy surgery includes significant negative effects on quality of life, plus longer-term morbidity related to ostomy care. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] up to half of ostomies are "problematic," presenting management problems including skin irritation and pouching difficulties that require prolonged medical care and result in increased health care costs (prolonged length of stay and/ or increased need for outpatient care). 4,11,12 as with traditional complication rates, rates of problematic ostomies have also been shown to vary by hospital unit, suggesting the potential for quality improvement.…”

“…[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]155 furthermore, modern hospital stays after ostomy surgery are shorter owing to enhanced recovery pathways, providing less opportunity for in-hospital ostomy education and training. these facts suggest that follow-up and long-term care by an ostomy nurse is important.…”

Quality-of-Life Outcomes in Patients with Gynecologic Cancer with Colostomy and Effectiveness of Psychologist Consultation

“…Using stoma, either permanent or temporary, greatly reduces the patient's quality of life (QOL) [3,4]. Reasons for malignancy rectum surgery are varied, but the most common causes are colon and rectum cancer [5,6].…”

Travelling with a stoma: a literature review

“…Knowles et al (2014) suggest that the most efficient way to achieve this is for healthcare professionals to identify strategies which are likely to develop positive illness perceptions and reduce unhelpful illness perceptions. After this, facilitation of discussions which emphasise solutions and achievements in self-care, rather than problems, are more likely to be successful (Krouse et al, 2009;Torquato-Lopes & Decesaro, 2014). Better self efficacy and adaptive coping ability in PWS is associated with lessened anxiety and depression (Knowles et al 2014).…”