Ostomy skin barriers can be difficult to size and shape; gaps between the skin and the appliance can compromise peristomal skin protection. A multicenter evaluation was initiated to assess the satisfaction of persons with ostomies (n = 172, mean age 56.6 years) and enterostomal therapy nurses (ETs, n = 49; number of evaluations = 195) with a new moldable skin barrier. The majority (116) of part...

PURPOSE Therapeutic procedures may not only treat disease but also affect patient quality of life. Therefore, quality of life should be measured in order to assess the impact of disease and therapeutic procedures. To identify clients' problems, it is necessary to assess several dimensions of quality of life, including physical, spiritual, economic, and social aspects. In this regard, we conduct...

hysical illness affects biological, psychological, social, and sexual aspects of a patient (Kocaman et al. 2007). Ostomy is a surgery for creating a valve to discharge bodily fluids; It leads to bypassing the sphincter and loss of voluntary control (Kilic et al. 2007). The incontinence and other related problems make the patients feel abnormal with respect to social norms (Bonill-de-las-Nieves ...

OBJECTIVES Weight gain can cause retraction of an intestinal stoma, possibly resulting in difficulty with wafer and pouch fit, daily care challenges, and discomfort. This cross-sectional study examined the association between body mass index (BMI) and ostomy-related problems among long-term (>5years post-diagnosis) colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors. MATERIALS AND METHODS CRC survivors from th...

Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients tend to develop dysphagia. In order to preserve the nutritional support, many undergo endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG). In HNC patients, ostomy metastasis is considered a rare complication of PEG, but there are no reports of successful treatment of these metastatic cancers. We report the case of a 65 years old pharyngeal/laryngeal cancer patient who underwent a P...

AIM The aim of this was to investigate some clinical profiles and lifestyle changes in stoma patients. BACKGROUND Stoma patients experienced multiple complications due to their ostomy formation. PATIENTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study performed on 102 random samples of stoma patients. Any patient with adequate physical and mental capability to participate and having had an ostomy in pl...

RATIONAL The person who undergoes a definitive intestinal ostomy experience significant changes in social and family dynamics. Most of the time the patients are fragile by risk due to the new situation. AIM To analyze the social dynamics of people with permanent intestinal stoma. METHOD Qualitative research on the basis of information collected at the time of the monthly withdrawal of colle...

Ostomy skin barriers that incorporate a convexity feature have been available in the marketplace for decades, but limited resources are available to guide clinicians in selection and use of convex products. Given the widespread use of convexity, and the need to provide practical guidelines for appropriate use of pouching systems with convex features, an international consensus panel was convene...