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Trial reportInternational wound journal2023

A randomized control study: The effectiveness of multimedia education on self-care and quality of life in patients with enterostomy.

Hsing-Fang Ko, Mei-Feng Wu, Jian-Zhang Lu

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International wound journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Interventions targeting quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer and a fecal ostomy: A systematic review.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2026
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  5. The relationship between quality of life and spiritual fortitude in individuals with an intestinal stoma.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hsing-Fang KoDepartment of Nursing, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Mei-Feng WuStoma Therapy Center, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Jian-Zhang LuDivision of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TW

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer is typically treated through surgery, and self-care skills play a crucial role in disease adaptation and quality of life improvement. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a multimedia patient education intervention on enhancing the self-care and quality of life among patients with a postoperative stoma as well as on establishing an easy-to-use ostomy self-care skills assessment. The sample comprised 108 patients with new ostomies who were randomly assigned to two groups. Data were collected from June 2018 to March 2019. The conventional education service program group received individual education in the hospital environment, consisting of four 3-h sessions delivered over 4 consecutive days. The multimedia group viewed a multimedia educational program using a laptop. Data were collected at baseline and 3 months after the intervention using a demographic questionnaire, an ostomy self-care ability scale and the Stoma Quality of Life Scale. Before the intervention, there were no significant differences in self-care ability and quality of life scores between the two groups (p = 0.764 and p = 0.466, respectively). However, 3 months after the intervention, the group that received the multimedia software intervention showed significantly higher self-care ability and quality of life scores compared to the group that received conventional education services (p < 0.001). When a set threshold is reached, self-care ability and a good quality of life can be met. The threshold value of the ostomy self-care skill scale was determined to be 20 points, resulting in a sensitivity of 77.8% and a specificity of 75.5%. The results indicate that the multimedia education program enhanced home self-care ability and quality of life among patients with enterostomy.

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EnterostomySurgical StomasHumansMultimediaQuality of LifeSelf Careeducation programenterostomymultimediaquality of lifeself-care ability

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PMID37488713
PMCPMC10681488
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