ArticleBMJ open gastroenterology2019
Experiences of support garments following bowel stoma formation: analysis of free-text responses in a cross-sectional survey.
Article in BMJ open gastroenterology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Colorectal and emergency surgical patients in the literature supporting EHS and AHS guidelines on abdominal wound closure: a granular analysis.Hernia : the journal of hernias and abdominal wall surgery · 2025Article
- Nursing Interventions for the Management of a Stoma Complicated by a Parastomal Hernia or Bulge: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical nursing · 2025Article
- Non-Operative Considerations in Relation to Parastomal Hernia.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Review
- Proof of concept of an experimental prototype for the prevention of parastomal hernia.Updates in surgery · 2024Article
- Lived Experience of Parastomal Bulging: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2024Article
- Assessment of a support garment in parastomal bulging from a patient perspective: a qualitative study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Physical activity after colorectal cancer surgery-a cross sectional study of patients with a long-term stoma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
Abstract
aimTo explore the experiences of support garments when adjusting to bodily change following bowel stoma formation.
designThematic analyses of free-text responses in a cross-sectional survey of the stoma population in 2018.
methodsFree-text responses were invited so that respondents could describe their experiences in more detail. A process of induction was chosen to allow for themes to emerge directly from the data. The concept 'embodiment' was used as a theoretical framework during interpretation.
results1425 people with a bowel stoma responded to the survey, of whom 598 provided free-text responses. Four themes about experiences of support garments in the context of changed bodily experiences following stoma formation were identified:
conclusionSupport garments can be understood as items that are used by people during an ongoing process of adjusting to bodily changes following stoma formation and as part of an ongoing process of reconstructing new embodied selves. IMPACT: This is the first study to explore people's experiences of support garments following bowel stoma formation. Support garments are used in the self-management of body complications, appearance, function and sensations. Stoma nurses may draw on the findings of this study to advise patients about the benefits of garments for adjusting to bodily change, and garment suppliers should address people's negative experiences by improving garments.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.