Effect of follow-up intervention of enterostomal therapist on the quality of life of colostomy patients

Objective To evaluate the effect of follow-up intervention of enterostomal therapist(ET) on the quality of life of Miles patients in colostomy convalescent.Methods Totals of 80 Miles patients with rectal cancer in our hospital from December 2010 to June 2012 were selected and randomly divided into intervention group (n =40) receiving ET follow-up intervention nursing,and the control group (n =40) receiving routine nursing.Life quality was observed respectively in discharge,1th month discharge,3th month discharge and 6th month discharge.Results No significant difference was found in the life quality scores between intervention group and control group when discharge [(46.88 ±9.18) vs (42.71 ± 12.11) ; t =-1.734,P ＞0.05)].While the life quality scores in the 1th month discharge,3th month discharge,and 6th month discharge of intervention group were respectively higher than those of control group [(49.58 ± 8.43) vs (42.71 ± 12.11),(57.92 ± 7.05) vs (42.71 ± 12.11),(71.87 ± 9.57) vs (54.17 ± 7.78)],and the differences were statistically significant (t =-2.947,-6.864,-9.084 ; P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The special follow-up intervention of ET can improve the quality of life of patients with colostomy. Key words: Enterostomy;  Quality of life;  Enterostomal therapist;  Follow-up intervention