{"title":"Context for Practice: Moving from Best- to Evidence-Based Practice in Ostomy Care.","authors":"Mikel Gray","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001152","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001152","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bridget Clancy, Cathy Murphy, Miriam Avery, Margaret Macaulay, Carl May, Mandy Fader
{"title":"Reusable Intermittent Catheters are Acceptable but Product Innovation is Needed: An Interview Study of Catheter Users' Experiences.","authors":"Bridget Clancy, Cathy Murphy, Miriam Avery, Margaret Macaulay, Carl May, Mandy Fader","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001141","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of intermittent catheter users after using both reusable and single-use catheters, with a particular focus on factors that affected acceptability.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Qualitative descriptive study following a clinical trial.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>Thirty-six participants who had used both reusable and single-use catheters in a clinical trial were interviewed between June 2022 and March 2024. All were living at home in England or Wales, UK.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants were invited to interview following one-year's use of a reusable catheter as part of a clinical trial. The reusable catheter was used in combination with their usual single-use catheter. Semi-structured telephone and video interviews were used to enable participants to describe their experiences. Data were analyzed using inductive methods and framework analysis to develop themes and subthemes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Data analysis identified 4 themes. Successful use of the reusable catheter depended on capacity, confidence and willingness of the individual to adapt. Most people found reuse easier to do at home but there were significant barriers when going out. The design of the catheter used in the trial and the process of reuse did not suit everyone. While there was a desire to continue reuse, this was conditional on the provision of single-use catheters to enable users to mix and match both types in different situations.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This study presents data from participants who were enthusiastic to try reusable catheters, mainly for environmental reasons, as part of a trial. For most there was a desire to mix and match, combining single use and reusable catheters for different situations. Innovation is needed to create a range of reusable catheter designs and cleaning processes that better meet individual needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"59-65"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015117","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tianxiang Jiang, Xiuzhi Zhang, Jinju Wu, Lei Gao, Tao-Hsin Tung
{"title":"Risk Factors for Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis in Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Tianxiang Jiang, Xiuzhi Zhang, Jinju Wu, Lei Gao, Tao-Hsin Tung","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001146","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001146","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>A meta-analysis was conducted to comprehensively identify risk factors of incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) in adults and provide evidence-based support for healthcare professionals to formulate IAD preventive interventions and bundled interventions.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Systematic review and meta-analysis of pooled findings.</p><p><strong>Search strategy: </strong>Two researchers independently searched databases PubMed, EBSCO, Cochrane Library, Embase, Medline, Web of Science and Scopus and 4 Chinese databases (CNKI, Wanfang Data, VIP and CBM) for relevant studies published from their inception to March 15, 2023. Two researchers independently extracted relevant data and literature characteristics and evaluated the quality of the included studies.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Twenty-seven studies that collectively enrolled 4046 participants were included in our systematic review. Five were written in English, 1 was written in Spanish, and the other 21 were written in Chinese. The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of the risk factors for IAD were determined. Fecal incontinence, an etiologic factor (OR = 5.79; 95% CI = [1.88-17.87]), stool characteristics (OR = 5.28; 95% CI = [2.51-11.07]), and daily frequency of bowel movements (OR = 5.76; 95% CI = [4.48-7.42]) were associated with an increased likelihood of IAD. The following risk factors: fever (OR = 4.23; 95% CI = [1.89-9.46]), age (OR = 1.04; 95% CI = [1.01-1.09]), hypoproteinemia (OR = 3.30; 95% CI = [1.90-5.72]), impaired consciousness (OR = 2.43; 95% CI = [1.66-3.54]), days of antibiotic use (OR = 4.13; 95% CI = [3.11-5.49]), diabetes mellitus (OR = 2.90; 95% CI = [1.73-4.86]), and a higher overall Perineal Assessment Tool (PAT) score (OR = 2.56; 95% CI = [1.23-5.30]) emerged as independent risk factors for IAD in adult patients. In contrast, a higher serum albumin level (OR = 0.88; 95% CI = [0.84-0.93]), a higher Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Score Risk (Braden Scale) score (OR = 0.66; 95% CI = [0.56-0.77]), and a higher Braden Scale mobility subscale score (OR = 0.86; 95% CI = [0.74-1.00]) were protective factors that reduced the likelihood of IAD.</p><p><strong>Implications: </strong>Identification of risk factors for IAD may be used to identify patients at risk and in need of preventive interventions. Identification of modifiable risk factors may be used to design novel preventive interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"66-75"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015132","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sarah E Bradley, Margeaux Chavez, Blake Barrett, Jason Lind, Linda Cowan, Vianna Broderick, Tatjana Bulat
{"title":"Leaving Slings and Other Transfer Devices Under Patients: A Clinical Decision Support Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Sarah E Bradley, Margeaux Chavez, Blake Barrett, Jason Lind, Linda Cowan, Vianna Broderick, Tatjana Bulat","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001144","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001144","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop guidance for safe patient handling and mobility efforts to prevent pressure injuries (PIs) within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) when slings and other transfer devices are left under patients.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>Health care staff (n = 112) in patient safety and nursing at 77 unique VHA facilities responded to surveys between November and December 2019. Interviews (n = 24) were conducted using purposive sampling with VHA staff at facilities with highest and lowest PI rates (n = 9) between January and March 2021.</p><p><strong>Approach: </strong>Feedback on practices and perceptions related to leaving slings and other transfer devices were evaluated using online cross-sectional surveys and interviews with VHA staff. Secondary data for VHA inpatient rates of PIs were used to examine associations with staff-reported sling and other transfer device practices.</p><p><strong>Outcomes: </strong>Leaving slings under patients was associated with higher proportion of patients developing PIs in intensive care units (ICUs, P = .042) and medical-surgical care units ( P = .025). In addition, use of sliding boards for seated transfer among short-stay residents in Community Living Centers was associated with higher PI occurrences ( P = .017). Qualitative interviews found perceptions and guidance about PI risk related to slings and other transfer devices varied among staff who consider many factors when determining risk.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>There are perceived benefits and risks of leaving slings and other transfer devices under patients and limited knowledge of PI occurrences associated with this practice. Clinical decision support can help staff determine safe sling use. More work is needed to test the safety of common sling and transfer device practices and define best practices for communicating PI risk related to sling and transfer device use across the care continuum.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":" ","pages":"14-22"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142717617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz, Ana Elza Oliveira de Mendonça, Ana Maria de Almeida, Simone Helena Dos Santos Oliveira, Isabelle Pereira da Silva, Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares
{"title":"Quality of Life and Adaptation of People With a Colostomy Plug: A Before-After Interventional Study.","authors":"Iraktânia Vitorino Diniz, Ana Elza Oliveira de Mendonça, Ana Maria de Almeida, Simone Helena Dos Santos Oliveira, Isabelle Pereira da Silva, Isabelle Katherinne Fernandes Costa, Maria Júlia Guimarães Oliveira Soares","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001145","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001145","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to examine health-related quality of life and adaptation of persons with a colostomy before and after use of a colostomy plug.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Single group before-and-after study.</p><p><strong>Subjects and setting: </strong>The study sample comprised 19 people with a colostomy who attended an outpatient clinic João Pessoa, in Paraiba, Brazil. Inclusion criteria were: over 18 years, protruding colostomy, diameter 20 to 45 mm, elimination pattern of up to 3 solid or pasty fecal stools per day, and medical prescription for the use of the colostomy plug.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were collected between November 2018 and February 2019. Three outpatient visits per participant were completed; informed consent and baseline data were collected during clinic visit one. Data collected at baseline included demographic and pertinent clinic data. Stoma specific quality of life was measured using the City of Hope Quality of Life - Ostomy Questionnaire; adaptation to an ostomy was measured using the Scale for the Level of Adaptation of Ostomy Patients (SLAOP). Participants were also taught to use a colostomy plug during this visit. A second visit occurred between the 8th and 10th day of use; participants' ability to use the device was assessed during this visit. A third visit occurred 30 to 35 days after plug use; instruments used to measure adaptation and health-related quality of life were readministered.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants who had significantly higher scores for quality of life and adaptation were identified in people who used the plug in all dimensions of the Scale for Level of Adaptation of people with stomas and City of Hope Quality of Life - Ostomy Questionnaire, except for the interdependence mode. Significant, positive and strong correlations were identified between adaptation and quality of life before (r = 0.823; P = .000015) and after (r = 0.808; P = .000028) use of the colostomy plug.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings suggest that use of a colostomy plug improved adaptation and quality of life in some patients living with a colostomy.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"54-57"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rapid and Sustained Resolution of Peristomal Pyoderma Gangrenosum With Aerosol Steroid Treatment.","authors":"Kyriaki Stefania Mitsaki, Bindi Gaglani, Mieran Sethi","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001150","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001150","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Peristomal pyoderma gangrenosum (PPG) is a non-infectious neutrophilic dermatosis most commonly seen in the context of ostomies in inflammatory bowel disease. The lack of established treatment guidelines and high-quality evidence in the form of randomized controlled trials present a major challenge in PPG management, owing to the rarity of the condition. Treatment can be further complicated by difficulties in maintaining the stoma pouch seal with conventional topical corticosteroids.</p><p><strong>Case: </strong>We present a case of PPG treated with aerosol steroid inhaler, highlighting the need for innovative solutions in the management of the condition to maintain the stoma pouch seal.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>We achieved rapid and sustained resolution with the aerosol steroid, thus sparing the need for systemic agents, and we would like to advocate for its licensed use in PPG.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"81-83"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Suggesting a Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree With a Specialization in Wound Care Filling a Gap in Advanced Practice Nursing: A View Here.","authors":"Tim Porter O'Grady","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001143","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001143","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"11-13"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Roadmap to Success: Development of a Patient-Centered Care Plan to Achieve Wound Management Goals.","authors":"Alexis M Aningalan, Linda S McKenna","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001148","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001148","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"84-86"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does Self-Compassion Expressive Writing Benefit People With an Ostomy? A Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Lauren Harris, Lisa M Reynolds","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001137","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001137","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to investigate whether a self-compassion expressive writing activity could improve psychological well-being in people with an ostomy, as assessed by changes in body image distress, ostomy-specific quality of life (QOL), self-compassion, and dispositional disgust.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Randomized controlled trial design was used.</p><p><strong>Subjects and setting: </strong>The sample comprised 175 English-speaking patients over 18 years of age with a fecal or urinary ostomy; all participants resided in Australia and New Zealand. All were recruited online between May and July 2019.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following completion of a baseline questionnaire, participants were randomly assigned to complete either an online self-compassion expressive writing exercise (intervention group; n = 88; 50.29%) or a control expressive writing exercise (n = 87; 49.71%). Online questionnaires were completed 1-week and 1-month following completion of either expressive writing task. Intent-to-treat repeated-measure ANOVA analyses assessed benefits to self-compassion, body image distress, and ostomy-specific quality of life. Dispositional disgust sensitivity and propensity, as assessed by baseline scores on the Dispositional Disgust Sensitivity and Propensity Scale (DPSS), were assessed as moderators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Analyses revealed that younger people with an ostomy had poorer self-compassion, greater body image distress, and poorer ostomy-specific QOL than older people, and those who had lived with their ostomy for longer had lower body image distress and greater QOL. There were no significant main effects of writing condition on primary measures; however, individuals in the intervention condition with low dispositional disgust had greater self-compassion, greater ostomy-specific QOL, and lower body image distress than those with high dispositional disgust.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Although expressive writing is a pragmatic and accessible intervention, our findings suggested that it was of benefit only to people with low dispositional disgust. Further work is required to establish an effective psychological tool for this under-researched population.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"45-53"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014987","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Value Analysis in Pressure Injury Prevention: A Quality Improvement Project.","authors":"Stephanie Constable, Mandy Spitzer","doi":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001140","DOIUrl":"10.1097/WON.0000000000001140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Global pressure injury (PI) statistics reveal that hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) remain a substantial burden, with over 1 in 10 hospitalized adults being affected. The purpose of this analysis is to describe how consistent collection, analysis, and use of data allow hospitals to validate their clinical and economic outcomes and to adjust PI prevention strategies.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>HAPI incidence data for acute care patients at a 280-bed regional community hospital in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States (West Virginia) were collected from January 2012 to July 2023.</p><p><strong>Approach: </strong>Multilayered silicone foam dressings from 3 manufacturers were used during data collection and outcomes evaluated. The average annual HAPI incidence was calculated retrospectively to allow comparison of outcomes during the time periods that various soft silicone multilayered foam manufacturers were used.</p><p><strong>Outcomes: </strong>When using dressing 1, the hospital experienced an average of 10.40 HAPI per year. When using dressing 2, the hospital experienced an average of 5.56 HAPI per year, and when using dressing 3, the average was 26.29 HAPI per year. Additionally, an estimated sum of US $451 229.91 was saved when using dressing 2 compared to dressing 3, and US $105 352.28 was saved during the use of dressing 2 as compared to dressing 1.</p><p><strong>Implications for practice: </strong>Monitoring data over time can validate product selection decisions to ensure they are advantageous to both costs and the delivery of quality care.</p>","PeriodicalId":49950,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Wound Ostomy and Continence Nursing","volume":"52 1","pages":"29-35"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143015183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}