A pilot study of a digital ostomy leakage notification system: impact on worry and quality of life.
| Autor: | Brady RR; Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Lead, Newcastle Centre for Bowel Disease Research Group, Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK., Fellows J; Clinical Nurse Specialist, Duke University Health System, Durham, North Carolina, USA., Meisner S; Chief Consultant, Digestive Disease Center, Bispebjerg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Olsen JK; Principal Engineer, Coloplast A/S, Humlebæk, Denmark., Vestergaard M; Medical Writer, Coloplast A/S, Humlebæk, Denmark., Ajslev TA; Senior Medical Affairs Project Manager, Coloplast A/S, Humlebæk, Denmark. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | British journal of nursing (Mark Allen Publishing) [Br J Nurs] 2023 Mar 23; Vol. 32 (6), pp. S4-S12. |
| DOI: | 10.12968/bjon.2023.32.6.S4 |
| Abstrakt: | Background: More than 90% of people with an ostomy worry about leakage, with associated high rates of psychological morbidity. Aims: To assess the performance of a novel digital ostomy leakage notification system in subjects with faecal stomas who experience and worry about leakage. Method: A prospective, single-arm, pilot study (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT04894084) with 25 subjects testing the product for 21 days. Subjects completed questionnaires at baseline and termination of study evaluating leakage episodes, leakage worry and quality of life (QoL). Findings: Mean age was 56 years, 60% had an ileostomy, and 40% were females. Mean episodes of leakage outside the baseplate decreased significantly from 2.8 to 0.5 episodes after 21 days' use of the test product ( P <0.001), worry about leakage decreased significantly ( P <0.001) and QoL improved. Conclusion: The findings indicate strong improvements to emotional health with the test product, driven by reductions in leakage incidents outside baseplate and in users' worry about leakage. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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