ArticleBMC nursing2026
Knowledge, attitude, practice, and associated factors toward ostomy care among surgical nurses.
Article in BMC nursing, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
1 author.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundOstomy care is a demanding component of surgical nursing practice that requires adequate knowledge, appropriate clinical skills, and a positive professional attitude. Surgical nurses play a key role in patient education, stoma management, and prevention of ostomy-related complications. Evidence regarding nurses’ knowledge, attitudes, practices, and associated factors related to ostomy care in Sri Lanka remains limited. This study assessed knowledge, attitudes, practices, and associated factors related to ostomy care among surgical nurses in Sri Lanka.
methodsA hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among registered nurses involved in ostomy care in selected tertiary care hospitals in the Colombo district, Sri Lanka. Nurses with a diploma, bachelor’s, or postgraduate or masters qualifications were eligible. Data was collected using a structured, self-administered, questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitude, and practice related to ostomy care. Descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and multiple linear regression models were applied.
resultsA total of 317 nurses participated, with a mean age of 33.67 years (SD = 8.11). Most participants were diploma-qualified nurses. Overall, nurses demonstrated good knowledge and positive attitudes toward ostomy care, while practice levels were predominantly moderate. Age is significantly associated with practice (p < 0.001). Participation in in-service training, exposure to ostomy care courses, and engagement with professional literature were significantly associated with higher knowledge and practice scores (p < 0.05). Regression analysis identified age, surgical ward experience, and prior ostomy care training as significant predictors of practice scores.
conclusionsOstomy care practice among surgical nurses was mainly influenced by clinical exposure and targeted training. These findings emphasize the need for structured education and continuous professional development programmes to enhance ostomy care practices.
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.