Efficacy of gel containing organic extra virgin olive oil for peristomal skin hygiene: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

AIM: To assess the efficacy and safety of the application, during stoma hygiene, of a pH-neutral gel containing organic EVOO (oEVOO) for the maintenance of peristomal skin integrity. METHOD: Patients with a colostomy or ileostomy were enrolled in a pilot randomized controlled trial and assigned treatment with a pH-neutral gel made from natural products including oEVOO or usual stoma hygiene gel. The primary outcome was three domains of abnormal peristomal skin: Discolouration, Erosion and Tissue overgrowth. Secondary outcomes that were evaluated included skin moisture; oiliness; skin elasticity; water-oil balance; patients' perceptions; difficulty inserting and removing the pouching system; pain, any other chemical, infectious, mechanical, or immunological complications of concern. The intervention lasted 8 weeks. RESULTS: Twenty-one patients were recruited for the trial and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n = 12) or the control group (n = 9). The groups did not differ significantly in terms of patient characteristics. No significant differences between groups were identified either at baseline (p = 0.203) or at the end of the intervention (p = 0.397). In the experimental group, domains of abnormal peristomal skin improved after the intervention. The difference observed before and after the intervention was statistically significant (p = 0.031). CONCLUSION: The use of a gel containing oEVOO has shown similar levels of efficacy and safety to other gels commonly used for peristomal skin hygiene. It is also relevant to highlight that a significant improvement in skin condition was observed in the experimental group before and after the intervention.

Nursing Diagnoses in People with Digestive Stoma and their Association with Sociodemographic and Clinical Factors.

PURPOSE: To determine nursing diagnoses in people with a digestive stoma and their relationship with sociodemographic and clinical variables. METHOD: A cross-sectional descriptive study of 102 subjects in the General Surgery Unit of a first-level hospital (Granada, Spain) was conducted. Data were collected on the presence of nursing diagnoses, sociodemographic and clinical variables. RESULTS: NANDA-I: "Deficient knowledge (00126)" and "Readiness for enhanced health management (00162)" were present in the entire sample studied. The period of care (postoperative vs. follow-up) was the most common significant variable among diagnoses. CONCLUSIONS: This work contributes to the determination of NANDA-I diagnoses in people with digestive stomas. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: The results provide a guide to help nursing professionals develop individual care plans.

Viviendo con un estoma digestivo: la importancia del apoyo familiar / Living with a digestive stoma: the importance of family support

Objetivo principal: Describir la relación y participación de la familia percibida por personas con estomas digestivos. Metodología: Estudio cualitativo descriptivo con 21 personas con estomas digestivos de las provincias de Málaga y Granada (España). La selección se hizo siguiendo los criterios de adecuación y diversidad mediante un muestreo intencional. La recogida de datos se realizó a través de entrevistas semiestructuradas. Se realizó un análisis del contenido, obteniéndose como categoría central el apoyo familiar. Resultados principales: Para las personas ostomizadas la familia se convierte en un recurso terapéutico esencial a lo largo de todo el proceso. Que el entorno familiar acepte esta nueva situación es fundamental para favorecer el reencuentro de la persona con su nueva realidad corporal. La implicación familiar en el proceso de aprendizaje de los cuidados desde el inicio es fundamental para la consecución de la autonomía. Contar con la aceptación y el apoyo de la pareja influye positivamente en el restablecimiento de las relaciones sexuales. Conclusión principal: La familia se convierte en un recurso terapéutico esencial a lo largo de todo el proceso, desde la toma de decisión acerca de la realización de la ostomía y durante el proceso de aceptación y adaptación del estoma (AU)

Objective: The aim of this study was to describe the family participation through the illness of people with digestive stomas. Methods: A descriptive qualitative study was carried out with 21 people with a digestive stoma living in the provinces of Malaga and Granada (Spain). The selection of informants was done through an intentional sampling, accordingly to the criteria of suitability and diversity. Data were collected by semi-structured interviews. The content analysis yielded a main category: family support. Results: For ostomized people the family turns into a key therapeutic resource along the whole process. The fact of families" acceptance of this new situation is essential for the process of patient"s reconciliation with his/her own corporal reality. The family implication in the process of care learning from the beginning is very important for achieving autonomy. The couple"s acceptance and support has a positive influence for recovering sexual relations (AU)

[Development and validation of a new questionnaire to assess health care satisfaction and the device in stomized patients: espejo questionnaire]. / Cuestionario espejo. Valorar la satisfacción de pacientes ostomizados con la atención sanitaria y el dispositivo.

OBJECTIVES: To develop a questionnaire to measure the satisfaction of stomatised patients with healthcare professionals and with the stomal device. METHODS: An initial review of the literature was performed and in meetings with experts, the most relevant items were selected. In a pilot study with patients that had been recently stomatised (three months from intervention), the comprehensibility and discriminatory ability of each item was tested. Items were eliminated on the grounds of frequent "no response" or low correlation with others on the provisional scale (determined by means of Cronbach's alpha). RESULTS: Following meetings with experts, 12 items were eliminated by reason of irrelevance or low frequency of use. Subsequently by means of administration of the questionnaire to a sample of 72 patients, five more items were selected for elimination. An analysis of the 13 items that remained confirmed an acceptable level of reliability (Cronbach's alpha of 0.917) and also the significant differences in the global scores between the patients who have had stoma for more than three months (higher satisfaction) and patients who had been recently stomatised. The items in the questionnaire referred to aspects of easy and comfort of use of the stoma, as well as satisfaction with information received and interaction with healthcare professionals from the point of view of the patient. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first questionnaire to measure satisfaction with healthcare professionals and the stomal device from the perspective of the stomatised patient. In a subsequent study the other properties of the measurement tool (validity responsiveness and longitudinal validation) will be evaluated.