Abstract
Objective:The present study aimed to determine the efficacy of team-based outpatient education prior to ostomy.Methods:Subjects included 83 patients who had undergone intestinal ostomies.The post-introduction group（n＝43 patients）received team-based outpatient education prior to ostomy,while the pre-introduction group（n＝40 patients）received conventional pre-ostomy education following admission.We assessed length of hospitalization,length of postoperative hospitalization,time to selfcare implementation, and the number of times the ostomy device was changed.Results:Time to self-care implementation was significantly shorter for the post-introduction group relative to the pre-introduction group（8.7±3.2 days vs.13.4±6.2 days,respectively;p＜0.001）.In addition,the number of ostomy device changes until selfcare implementation was lower in the post-introduction group relative to the pre-introduction group（3.6±1.3 vs.4.9±2.1 changes;p＜0.001）.No significant differences were evident for length of hospitalization or length of postoperative hospitalization.Conclusion:Team-based outpatient education prior to ostomy contributed to earlier self-care implementation following surgery．
