The purpose of this intervention study was to understand the impact of a self-management education program on self-management skills, quality of life, and caregiver burden in older patients with enterostomies. It aims to answer the main question of whether a self-management education program can improve self-management skills, quality of life, and reduce family caregiver burden in elderly patients with enterostomies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Intervention through a self-management education program constructed through evidence summarization and expert correspondence.
Yan Xue
Wuxi, Jiangsu, China
self-management
Self-management behavior questionnaire for patients with enterostomies. The questionnaire has a total score of 40-200, with higher scores being associated with better stoma self-management behaviours.
Time frame: during hospitalization, approximately 5 days and post-discharge, 1month
the quality of life
City of Hope Quality of Life-ostomy Questionaire, COH-QOL-OQ. The scale has a total score of 0-320, with higher scores being associated with higher quality of life.
Time frame: during hospitalization, approximately 5 days and post-discharge, 1month
Caregiver burden
Zarit Burden Interview,ZBI. The scale is scored on a total scale of 0-88, with the higher the score, the higher the burden on the carer.
Time frame: during hospitalization, approximately 5 days and post-discharge, 1month
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