“…The transtheoretical model (TTM) is an empirically validated model of individual behavioural change, which involves progress through a series of stages to make a particular behavioural change (Leer, Hapner, & Connor, 2008). TTM-based interventions have been applied to facilitate health behavioural changes, such as physical exercise (Pinto, Dunsiger, Farrell, Marcus, & Todaro, 2013), smoking cessation (Fanshawe et al, 2017;Spencer, Adams, Malone, Roy, & Yost, 2006) and weight management (Lee, Park, & Min, 2015), studies of which continue to demonstrate positive effects. As far as we know, there have been few studies of patients with an ostomy using TTM as an interventional tool to provide continuous and dynamic education.…”