A Model Recommendation for the Development of an Electronic Patient Follow-up System for Multidisciplinary Use in Stoma Care.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to develop an electronic patient follow-up system of data collected from patients with a stoma and to measure user satisfaction. Electronic health records are a source of information for the management and interpretation of information and for the development of institutional policies. Prospective, descriptive, and methodological research was planned in three stages. The first stage consisted of literature research, nursing care plans, the management of complications for healthcare personnel, and information packs for patients. In the second stage, lists were prepared of the information required in the electronic patient follow-up system according to the type of stoma in accordance with international recommendations. In the third stage, the software of the electronic patient follow-up system was implemented, and user satisfaction was evaluated. SQUIRE 2.0 Checklist was used. The Stoma Records System is a 10-step Web-based system. The 100 users who agreed to participate in the research comprised 75% nurses and 25% physicians. The Stoma Records System was evaluated by the users with respect to facilitating their work, understanding the information provided, ease of use, understanding the system functions, not creating data loss, ease of navigation within the system, and as a whole. The points given for the responses to the evaluation items had a mean minimum of 4.36 ± 0.785 and a mean maximum of 4.64 ± 0.542. The user evaluation results were positive. Stoma Records System is effective in the management of stoma care and improvement of patient care outcomes. The patient follow-up system ensures that the stoma care process is effectively maintained.