The Effects of Education Based on the Nursing Process on Ostomy Self-Care Knowledge and Performance of Elderly Patients with Surgical Stoma

BACKGROUND: Patients with surgical stoma experience problems, which can lead to their impaired adaptation and self-efficacy. The nursing process provides a framework for planning and implementing nursing care. This study aimed to investigate the effect of education based on the nursing process on ostomy self-care knowledge and performance of elderly patients with intestinal stoma. Materials and Methods. In this quasi experimental study, 52 elderly patients with intestinal ostomy who were referred to Razi Hospital in Rasht and met the inclusion criteria were invited to participate in research. Sampling was done by a simple random method. The intervention group received an educational programme based on the nursing process, whereas the control group received traditional training. The research instruments included a questionnaire to assess the level of ostomy self-care knowledge and ostomy self-care performance. Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 21 using descriptive and inferential statistics at a significant level of p < 0.05. RESULTS: The mean scores of ostomy self-care knowledge and performance in both groups (intervention and control) were increased. However, the improvement in self-care knowledge and performance of the intervention group was significantly greater than that in the control group (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The educational programme based on the nursing process compared to the routine patients training caused more improvement in ostomy self-care knowledge and performance of older adult patients with surgical stoma. Therefore, an educational programme based on the nursing process can be used as an educational model for these patients.