Trial reportCancer2024
A randomized prospective trial of an ostomy telehealth intervention for cancer survivors.
Trial report in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- 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 · 2026Pooled it
- Recruitment strategies for a multisite telehealth trial for rural cancer survivors with ostomies.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Impact of Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth training for rural cancer survivors on health care utilization and economic outcomes in the United States.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Trial
- Effects of digital health interventions on self-care and quality of life in patients with an ostomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2026Review
- Peer-Support Interventions for Self-Management in Adults Living with an Intestinal Ostomy: A Scoping Review.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- The effect of nurse-led interventions in self-efficacy and psychosocial adjustment of individuals with bowel ostomy: a systematic review.Journal of research in nursing : JRN · 2026Article
- Survivorship preparedness and activation among survivors of lymphoma.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Enhancing Quality of Life in Ostomized Patients Through Smart-Glasses-Supported Health Education: A Pre-Post Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Post-surgical acute care utilization and cost of care among cancer survivors with an ostomy: Findings from three large hospital systems in the United States.Journal of cancer policy · 2025Article
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13 authors at 8 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundCancer survivors with ostomies face complex challenges. This study compared the Ostomy Self-Management Telehealth program (OSMT) versus attention control usual care (UC).
methodsThree academic centers randomized participants. OSMT group sessions were led by ostomy nurses and peer ostomates (three for ostomates-only, one for support persons, and one review session for both). Surveys at baseline, OSMT completion, and 6 months were primary outcome patient activation (PAM), self-efficacy (SE), City of Hope quality of life-Ostomy (COH-O), and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Surveys were scored per guidelines for those completing at least two surveys. Linear mixed effects models were used to select potential covariates for the final model and to test the impact of OSMT within each timeframe.
resultsA total of 90 OSMT and 101 UC fulfilled analysis criteria. Arms were well-matched but types of tumors were unevenly distributed (p = .023). The OSMT arm had a nonsignificant improvement in PAM (confidence interval [CI], -3.65 to 5.3]; 4.0 vs. 2.9) at 6 months. There were no significant differences in other surveys. There was a significant OSMT benefit for urinary tumors (four SE domains). Higher OSMT session attendance was associated with post-session improvements in five SE domains (p < .05), two COH-O domains (p < .05), and HADS anxiety (p = .01). At 6 months, there remained improvements in one SE domain (p < .05), one COH-O domain (p < .05), and HADS anxiety (p < .01).
conclusionsNo clear benefit was seen for the OSMT intervention, although there may be an advantage based on type of tumor. Benefit with greater session attendance was also encouraging. PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Cancer patients with ostomies have many challenges. We tested a telehealth curriculum compared to usual care. There are indications of benefit for the program for those that attend more sessions and those with urostomies.
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