The Impact of Preoperative Urostomy Education on Patients and Families (StomABC Impact)

University of Kansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Bladder Cancer; Urostomy

Treatments: Other: Interview

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04334226

145269

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is an observational study utilizing a qualitative descriptive methodology with a thematic analysis approach to explore the impact of a preoperative educational intervention ("Stoma Bootcamp") on patients and their family/informal caregivers

Full description

This study will utilize a qualitative descriptive methodology with a thematic analysis approach. Individual interviews will be held with bladder cancer and caregiver dyads who participated in the Stoma Bootcamp study. Interviews will explore the patient's and caregiver's experiences and perceptions of ostomy surgery prior to the Bootcamp and after the Bootcamp from a physical, psychological, social, and spiritual perspective. Semi-structured interview guides will be developed using Engel Biopsychosocial Model (BPS),5 one guide geared towards patients and the second toward caregivers.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (age ≥ 18 years) patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer at the University of Kansas Medical Center since 2016, AND
• Participated in the Stoma Bootcamp preoperative educational intervention, AND
• Identified an informal/family caregiver who participated in Stoma Bootcamp with them.
• Patient-caregiver dyads must both consent to participation

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

16 participants in 1 patient group

Patient and Caregiver Dyad

Description:

Individuals who participated in the Stoma Boot Camp study and their caregiver will form a dyad

Treatment:

Other: Interview