Peristomal skin complications are the most common reason ostomy patients visit an outpatient wound, ostomy, and continence nursing service. Prevention and management of peristomal skin complications are critical components of ostomy care. Identifying risk factors for the occurrence of peristomal skin complications according to types of injury and clinical features can help optimize assessment a...

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 ...

OBJECTIVE To determine measured resting energy expenditure (REE) of nonambulatory tube-fed patients with severe neurological neurodevelopmental disabilities. METHODS Twenty patients were prospectively studied. Only steady state indirect calorimetry measurements were taken. All measurements were conducted using a canopy system. Nutritional needs were met entirely by enteral feedings via a perm...

BACKGROUND Despite efforts to maintain the intestinal tissue and treat gastrointestinal disease, a large number of patients undergo ostomy surgery each year. Using stoma reduces the patient's quality of life (QOL) greatly. Although there are approximately 3000 patients in Iran; there is little information about the impact of stoma on their QOL. AIMS The study aims to evaluate QOL of stoma pat...

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...