Leakage of stomal effluent outside the baseplate leads to rise in product usage and health professional interactions.
Br J Nurs
; 32(1): 8-19, 2023 Jan 12.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36626266
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Leakage of stomal effluent outside the baseplate that soils clothes or bedsheets is a common problem for many people with a stoma and significantly impacts their quality of life.AIM:
To understand behavioural changes for people experiencing faecal leakage outside the baseplate regarding the usage of pouching systems, supporting products and interactions with health professionals.METHODS:
Retrospective, self-reported questionnaire.FINDINGS:
Respondents on average experienced 1.1 incidents of faecal leakage outside the baseplate per fortnight. In periods with issues of leakage, 21% of respondents had been in contact with health professionals, 40% increased their use of pouching systems, 25% increased their use of existing supporting products, and 21% included additional supporting products to their change routine. The increased use of healthcare resources was estimated to cost £32.47 in the 3 weeks following a leakage incident.CONCLUSION:
Incidents of leakage outside the baseplate lead to increased use of healthcare resources.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Surgical Stomas
Type of study:
Observational_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Nurs
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Denmark