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- Title
Stressors Relating to Patient Psychological Health Following Stoma Surgery: An Integrated Literature Review.
- Authors
Ang, Seng Giap Marcus; Chen, Hui-Chen; Siah, Rosalind Jiat Chiew; He, Hong-Gu; Klainin-Yobas, Piyanee
- Abstract
Purpose/Objectives: To summarize empirical evidence relating to stressors that may affect patients' psychosocial health following colostomy or ileostomy surgery during hospitalization and after discharge.Data Sources: An extensive search was performed on the CINAHL®, Cochrane Library, PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, Science Direct, and Web of Science electronic databases.Data Synthesis: Eight articles were included with three qualitative and five quantitative research designs. Most studies were conducted in Western nations with one other in Taiwan. Following colostomy or ileostomy surgery, common stressors reported by patients during hospitalization included stoma formation, diagnosis of cancer, and preparation for self-care. After discharge, stressors that patients experienced encompassed adapting to body changes, altered sexuality, and impact on social life and activities.Conclusions: This review suggests that patients with stomas experience various stressors during hospitalization and after discharge. Additional research is needed for better understanding of patient postoperative experiences to facilitate the provision of appropriate nursing interventions to the stressors.Implications for Nursing: To help patients deal with stressors following stoma surgery, nurses may provide pre- and postoperative education regarding the treatment and recovery process and encourage patient self-care. Following discharge, nurses may provide long-term ongoing counseling and support, build social networks among patients with stomas, and implement home visit programs.Knowledge Translation: Stoma surgery negatively affects patients' physical, psychological, social, and sexual health. Postoperative education programs in clinical settings mostly focus on physical health and underemphasize psychological issues. More pre- and postoperative education programs are needed to help patients cope with stoma stressors.
- Subjects
TUMOR diagnosis; MENTAL health; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; BODY image; CINAHL database; COLOSTOMY; HOSPITAL care; ILEOSTOMY; INFORMATION storage &; retrieval systems; MEDICAL databases; PSYCHOLOGY information storage &; retrieval systems; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; PATIENT education; PATIENT psychology; HEALTH self-care; HUMAN sexuality; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress; SYSTEMATIC reviews; QUALITATIVE research; SAMPLE size (Statistics); QUANTITATIVE research; PSYCHOLOGICAL factors; PSYCHOLOGY
- Publication
Oncology Nursing Forum, 2013, Vol 40, Issue 6, p587
- ISSN
0190-535X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1188/13.ONF.587-594