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Filter by:The goalf of the study is to have a basis about QOL for colo-stoma and ileo-stoma for patients which are hospitalized at home. The QOL measurement is done with a questionnaire of several items made by stomatherapist and also using EQ5D QOL form. After reviewing of the data, our goal is to create or improve some solutions to improve their QOL during their home hospitalization.
Colorectal cancer has been one of the most common cancers in Taiwan. Using m-Health Apps to improve accessibility of personal health management has received greater attention and recognition. The purpose of this study is to develop a mobile App and understand its effects on improving colorectal cancer participants and their family caregivers' knowledge of colostomy care, anxiety, and quality of life as well as their satisfaction of the App. The study will use mixed methods as the study design in which content analysis will be used to identify the content suited for the App based on interviews with participants. A systematic research and development process will be utilized to design the text, videos, and images in the App's simulations to provide accurate, consistent, and complete knowledge of the skills needed for colostomy self-care and contending with any potential emergency. The results of this study not only will help colorectal participants and their family caregivers increase their knowledge of self-care for their colostomy, reduce anxiety, and improve quality of life, but it will also help the hospital to provide a high-quality and innovative technology for colorectal cancer participant and their family caregivers. Through this App, the quality of interaction and the rapport developed between healthcare professionals and participants will be enhanced, facilitating participant and family caregivers' responses to emergent situations and their endorsements toward the hospital. Ultimately, participants and their families will increase their satisfaction with the care.
Infections after elective intestinal surgery remain a significant burden for patients and for the health care system. The cost of treating a single surgical site infection is estimated at approximately $27,000. In adult patients, there is good evidence that the combination of oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation is effective at reducing infections after intestinal surgery. In children, the body of evidence is much weaker. In this population, little evidence exists for oral antibiotics reducing infections and no data exists as to the effect of combining antibiotics with mechanical bowel preparation (such as polyethylene glycol (PEG)). The goal of the proposed study is to examine the effects of oral antibiotics with and without the combined use of mechanical bowel preparation on the rate of post-operative infectious complications in children aged 6 months to 18 years. This will be compared to the institution's current standard of care, which is to abstain from any type of mechanical bowel preparations or oral antibiotic administration before intestinal surgery.
The main objective of this study was to determine the frequency of the practice of colonic irrigation (CI) among patients with a colostomy,. Other objectives are: - To compare the quality of life between a group of patients with a colostomy and practicing CI versus a group of patients with a colostomy without CI. - To determine the causes of non-realization of the CI or failure. - To determine the conditions of realization of colonic irrigation by the return of user experience (time of day when the CI is practiced, amount and type of fluid used, time spent in the bathroom, time to recurrence of stool, media used between two irrigations).
The purpose of this study is to use routinely-collected health data from registers to examine the incidence of parastomal bulging (PB) at different time points in the first year after surgery for ileostomy or colostomy. Additionally, the purpose is to investigate risk factors for development of PB.
This clinical investigation is intended to explore the performance and safety of two newly developed ostomy products with regard to the products fit to body properties.
The study evaluates the efficacy of a new 2-piece appliance in patients with colostomy.
This study will help determine wether mechanical bowel preparation before a colostomy closure is necessary in pediatric population, in order to avoid surgery related complications (surgical site infection and anastomosis leakage). Half of the population will go through the mechanical bowel prep before colostomy closure and the other half won´t. Complications rate will be compared among both groups.
The aim of the study is to obtain an understanding of relevant parameters affecting the performance of ostomy products.
The primary aim of this study is to demonstrate the maintenance of healthy peri-stomal skin over a two month period in subjects who use ConvaTec Moldable Technology™ Skin Barriers as part of their standard protocol of care following surgery.