The Effectiveness of Applying Multimedia on Self-Care and Quality of Life in Patient With Enterostomy

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Self-care; Multimedia Learning Education; Quality of Life; Enterostomy
• Interventions: Other: multimedia education

• Registration Number: NCT04966286
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

This report was an effective evaluation of using multimedia educational program for self-care and quality of life in patients with a stoma at postoperative and established a simple threshold for enterostomy self-care skills.

Detailed Description

In a systematic review, evaluated the effectiveness of multimedia education program (MLEP) and confirmed that MLEP reduced cost significantly and improved patient participation in enterostomy care and self-care ability. However, research was insufficient for whether a multimedia education program (MLEP) interventions can improve patient self-care and quality of life.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-06-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-03-31
• Study Completion: 2019-03-31
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-07-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-19
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≧ 20
• Operation with ostomy

Exclusion Criteria

• Dementia, mental illness, and central nervous system diseases
• Unable self-care
• Visual or hearing impairs

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
multimedia education service program	multimedia education	received multimedia education service program introduction
conventional education service program	multimedia education	received only standard enterostomy care brochure

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
self-care ability	One and a half years	Assessment scale of self-care ability of enterostomy care was a quantitative scale for nursing staff to evaluate self-care skills in patients with enterostomy. It consisted of 7 items related to: Prepare items, removing the pouching system, measuring the enterostomy diameter, adjusting the size of the enterostomy diameter in a new stoma appliance, skin care, fitting a new enterostomy appliance, and emptying procedure. Each skill was rated on a 4-point scale: Likert scale (1: not at all, 2: some, 3: quite a lot, 4: very much).; Higher scores indicated that patient had a higher level of self-care skills for changing enterostomy pouching system

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Promote quality of life	One and a half years	The Enterostomy quality of life was comprised of 30 questionnaires, it covered seven domains: relations with family and friends, Sleep, activity, sexual activity, social relationship, physiology and psychology. The responses rated on a4-point scale Likert scale (1: extremely, 2: quite a lot, 3: somewhat, 4: not at all). The possible scores range was from 37 to 148. Higher scores indicated that patient had a higher level of quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hsing Fang Ko; 🇨🇳 Kaohsiung, Taiwan