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. 2020 Sep 14;7(4):370-374.
doi: 10.4103/apjon.apjon_24_20. eCollection 2020 Oct-Dec.

Effectiveness of Structured Education on Patient's Knowledge and Practice Regarding Colostomy Care

Sahar A Abdelmohsen  1   2
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Effectiveness of Structured Education on Patient's Knowledge and Practice Regarding Colostomy Care

Sahar A Abdelmohsen. Asia Pac J Oncol Nurs. .

Abstract

Objective: Evaluating the effectiveness of structured education on patient's knowledge and practice regarding colostomy care.

Methods: A quasi-experimental study design (pre-posttest) was utilized to fulfill the aim of the study. The study was carried out in the outpatient surgery clinic at South Egypt Cancer Institute; a nonprobability convenient sample of 60 adult male and female colostomy patients was included in the study. Two tools were utilized; Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire sheet, including three parts: Part I: Demographic characteristics of the studied patients, Part II: Assessment of colostomy, and Part III: Patients' knowledge regarding colostomy (pre-post); Tool II: A colostomy care observation checklist (pre/post).

Results: A highly statistically significant difference was found regarding total knowledge and practice scores of the studied sample pre- and post-application of the structured patient education.

Conclusions: On light of the present study results, it can be concluded that structured patient education was found to be effective in enhancing patient's knowledge and practices, regarding stoma and peristomal skin care.

Keywords: Colostomy; knowledge and practice; structured education.

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Figure 1
Indication for colostomy
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Type of colostomy
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