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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
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.

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
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
self-care abilityOne 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
NameTimeMethod
Promote quality of lifeOne 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

Hsing Fang Ko
🇨🇳Kaohsiung, Taiwan

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