Abstract
Stoma and peristomal complications comprise a variety of conditions that vary in frequency, severity, and importance to individuals who have colostomies, ileostomies, or urinary stomas. Differences in study methodology and samples, plus the lack of precise measurement of complications, have all contributed to wide variability in reported prevalence and incidence rates.
This longitudinal, descriptive, repeated measure study was used to describe the incidence of physiologic and anatomic problems of the stoma and peristomal skin, and to examine factors that may be related to these complications. Forty-three adults with stomas from two university teaching hospitals in a major Midwestern city participated. Subjects were evaluated, using clear definitions and reliable measures, two or more times for the presence of complications during the first three months after stoma creation.
Sigma Membership
Psi at-Large
Type
Dissertation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Observational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Ostomy Care, Skin Complications, Wound Care Nursing
Advisor
Mark Foreman
Degree
PhD
Degree Grantor
University of Illinois Chicago
Degree Year
2010
Recommended Citation
Salvadalena, Ginger Dawn, "The incidence of stoma and peristomal complications during the first three months after stoma creation" (2019). Dissertations. 1117.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/dissertations/1117
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Review Type
None: Degree-based Submission
Acquisition
Proxy-submission
Date of Issue
2019-03-26
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3446242; ProQuest document ID: 859273527. The author still retains copyright.