The effects of continuation nursing based on WeChat platform on self-care ability of patients with ileal bladder stoma / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective@#To explore the effects of continuous care based on WeChat platform on self-care ability of patients with ileal bladder stoma.@*Methods@#A total of 80 patients with ileal conduit were recruited from a urological department of The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou university from September 2016 to October 2017. The patients were randomly divided into intervention group (n=40) and control group (n=40). Both groups received routine care, and the experimental group also used the continuation care based on WeChat platform. The outcomes of complication incidence, self-care level with stoma were evaluated at the times of 1 day before discharge, 4 weeks after discharge and 12 weeks after discharge.@*Results@#The self-care scores of the intervention group at 3 time points were 5.13 ± 2.79, 9.98 ± 2.68, and 15.65 ± 2.37, The control group were 5.35 ± 3.20, 8.13 ± 3.45, and 12.30 ± 5.93. The interaction of self-care level scores of the two groups were statistically significant (F(1.735, 67.680)=23.301, P<0.05). The incidence of complications of the intervention group at the 3 time points was 5.00%(2/40), 42.50%(17/40), and 22.50% (9/40). The control group were 0(0/40), 51.22% (21/40), and 63.41% (26/40). The incidence of complications in the two groups was statistically significant at the 12th week after discharge (χ2=14.679, P<0.05).@*Conclusions@#With continuous care based on WeChat platform, the self-care level of patients with ileal bladder stoma can be effectively improved, and reduce the incidence of complications.