Effectiveness of structured educational program on patient’s knowledge and practice regarding colostomy care in West-Bank رسالة ماجستير

Abstract

Introduction Colostomy is an artificial colon opening created to replace the natural intestinal passage. The list of indications includes inflammatory diseases, malignancy, fistulas, congenital abnormalities, trauma, strictures, ischemia, and thrombosis. Patients with colostomy experience a lot of stressors raised from changes in their body image and from ability to care colostomy and perform their daily living practice with stoma presence. So, the implementation educational program by nurses helps those patients to care their colostomy appropriately. Objective Assessing the effectiveness of the structured educational program on patient's knowledge and practice regarding colostomy care in West Bank. Methods A quasi-experimental study design (pre–post-test) was used to achieve the objectives of this study. 37 adult male and female colostomy patients made up the nonprobability convenient sample for this study, which conducted in the outpatient surgical, medical, and oncology clinics in both governmental and private hospitals in West Bank. A questionnaire was used to assess their knowledge and practice regarding colostomy care. Results This study results revealed that colostomy patients before the implementation of the structured educational program, had lack of knowledge and lack of the correct practices to care their stoma. A statistically significant difference was found between the total V knowledge and total practice scores of the participants post implementation of the structured education program. Conclusions The current study findings suggested that structured patient education is a useful tool for improving patient’s understanding of and adherence to colostomy care practices.