PURPOSE: To explore the views of patients and enterostomal nurses regarding atelephone follow-up program for patients returning home with colostomies. METHODS AND SAMPLE: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven patients who accepted a telephone intervention and seven enterostomal nurses who conducted telephone follow-ups. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. KEY RESULTS: The enterostomal nurses indicated that the telephone follow-up was appreciated and well accepted by the patients. Both the patients and the enterostomal nurses perceived the telephone follow-up as efficient at solving stoma care problems in a timely manner, shortening the process of resuming normal life, and most importantly, providing psychological support. The enterostomal nurses found that telephone follow-up after a patient's hospital discharge was meaningful work. Additional nurse training and measures to overcome communication barriers are required. CONCLUSIONS: All of the patients benefited from the nurse-led telephone follow-up program as part of the continuity of nursing care. The sustainability of the service requires hospital support. Further dissemination of telephone follow-up to other discharged surgical patients might be warranted.
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PURPOSE: To explore the views of patients and enterostomal nurses regarding a telephone follow-up program for patients returning home with colostomies. METHODS AND SAMPLE: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eleven patients who accepted a telephone intervention and seven enterostomal nurses who conducted telephone follow-ups. Qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. KEY RESULTS: The enterostomal nurses indicated that the telephone follow-up was appreciated and well accepted by the patients. Both the patients and the enterostomal nurses perceived the telephone follow-up as efficient at solving stoma care problems in a timely manner, shortening the process of resuming normal life, and most importantly, providing psychological support. The enterostomal nurses found that telephone follow-up after a patient's hospital discharge was meaningful work. Additional nurse training and measures to overcome communication barriers are required. CONCLUSIONS: All of the patients benefited from the nurse-led telephone follow-up program as part of the continuity of nursing care. The sustainability of the service requires hospital support. Further dissemination of telephone follow-up to other discharged surgical patients might be warranted.
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