Effect of telephone intervention on stoma self-care of colostomy patients

Objective To evaluate the effect of telephone intervention on stoma self-care of colostomy patients.Methods A total of 119 colostomy patients from 7 Third-Grade Class A Hospitals were randomly assigned to either telephone intervention by enterostomal therapist(ET) or routine health education condition after discharge.The patients were investigated by a questionnaire about stoma self-care status and Stoma Selfcare Scaleearly stage version(SSCS-early stage version) before discharge,1 month and 3 months after discharge.Results The self-reported stoma self-care status at 3 months after discharge in the experimental group was significantly better than that of control group(χ2=6.300,P0.05),but no significant difference was found between the two groups at 1 month after discharge(χ2=2.568,P0.05).The stoma self-care scores at 1 month(t=2.431,P0.05) and 3 months(t=2.666,P0.01)after discharge in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group.Conclusions Telephone intervention by ET after discharge can effectively improve stoma self-care ability in colostomy patients,but actual application of telephone intervention should consider the culture characteristics of Chinese patients.