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☐ ☆ ✇ Journal of Advanced Nursing

Network Analysis of Psychosocial Adaptation in Intestinal Stoma Patients: A National Cross‐Sectional Study in China

Por: Xu Zhang · Lu Zhou · Fengjiao Zhang · Hui Li · Ling Wang · Zhiwen Wang — Enero 16th 2026 at 16:16

ABSTRACT

Aims

The aim of this study was to investigate factors affecting psychosocial adaptation in intestinal stoma patients and to identify central symptoms that might guide future interventions through network analysis.

Design

A multicenter cross-sectional study.

Methods

All intestinal stoma patients were evaluated for psychosocial adaptation using the Ostomy Adjustment Inventory-20 (OAI-20). Univariate and multivariate linear regression were used to analyse the potential relationship between the level of psychological adjustment of intestinal stoma patients and individual factors. By network analysis, we calculated the centrality indicators for each node in the ostomy psychosocial adaptation network at different levels of low, medium and high, respectively.

Results

This study ultimately enrolled a total of 19,909 intestinal stoma patients from 202 Chinese hospitals, out of which 6408 reported low psychosocial adaptation. It was found that there is a negative association between being female, partially self-care, completely dependent on others for care and having no medical insurance with psychosocial adaptation scores. In the low-level psychosocial adaptation network, no. OAI-14:limited activity, no. OAI-9: worried about ostomy, and no. OAI-11:always like a patient were identified as central indicators.

Conclusions

Being female, partially self-care, completely dependent on others for care, and having no health insurance can be considered characteristics of patients with lower psychosocial adaptation. Network analysis results provide intervention targets to improve adaptation.

Impact

Individualised and precise interventions can be carried out in terms of both the influencing factors and the most influential nodes of psychosocial adaptation in order to improve the level of psychosocial adaptation in intestinal stoma patients.

Patient or Public Contribution

No patient or public contribution.

☐ ☆ ✇ Journal of Clinical Nursing

Analysis of Longitudinal Trajectory and Influencing Factors of Supportive Care Needs in Colorectal Cancer Patients With Enterostomy

Por: Lu Zhou · Hui Li · Zhengyang Zhang · Ling Wang — Octubre 12th 2024 at 05:31

ABSTRACT

Aims

The aim of this study was to understand the dynamic changes in the needs of patients with enterostomy during the 3 months after discharge and its possible influencing factors.

Design

A prospective observational design.

Methods

This study investigated the supportive care needs of patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgery with colostomy in three Chinese hospitals from May 2023 to October 2023 during the 3 months following discharge from the hospital. The growth mix model was used to describe the needs trajectory and analyse the heterogeneity of the trajectory. Univariate analysis was used to find the factors that might affect the heterogeneity of needs trajectory of patients with enterostomy, and then logistic regression analysis was used to determine the influencing factors of the heterogeneity of needs trajectory of patients with enterostomy. The reporting of this study adhered to the STROBE checklist.

Results

A total of 232 patients with enterostomy completed follow-up. There was heterogeneity in the developmental trajectories of supportive care needs of enterostomy patients and the trajectories of the five dimensions of supportive care needs. The heterogeneity factors affecting the trajectory of supportive care needs included the enterostomy patient's psychosocial adjustment score, type of enterostomy, and educational background and the heterogeneity factors affecting the five dimensions trajectory of supportive care needs include psychosocial adjustment score, tumour staging, type of enterostomy, smoking, chemotherapy and enterostomy self-care knowledge score.

Conclusions

The needs of patients with enterostomy within 3 months after discharge were dynamic. Identifying and meeting the unmet needs of patients with enterostomy was crucial to improving the health-related quality of life of patients with enterostomy.

Patient or Public Contribution

None.

Relevance to Clinical Practice

The needs of patients with enterostomy were dynamic, with the needs of most patients with enterostomy decreasing within 3 months of discharge, but some patients with enterostomy continued to have high needs at 3 months after discharge, and clinical nurses were expected to pay special attention to these patients.

☐ ☆ ✇ Journal of Clinical Nursing

Factors related to psychosocial adjustment in patients with enterostomy: Based on a national cross‐sectional survey

Por: Lu Zhou · Zhengyang Zhang · Hui Li · Ling Wang — Marzo 26th 2024 at 05:34

Abstract

Aims

This study aimed to explore the psychosocial adjustment of enterostomy patients on a national scale.

Design

Based on a national cross-sectional survey.

Methods

From December 2021 and February 2023, a total of 22,040 enterostomy patients were assessed using the ostomy adjustment inventory-20. Initial analysis involved employing the chi-square test or Kruskal-Wallis H test to identify factors influencing the psychosocial adjustment of these patients. Subsequently, multinomial logistic regression was used to determine the factors affecting the classification of psychosocial adjustment levels of enterostomy patients. The reporting of this study adhered to the STROBE checklist.

Results

Eventually 21,124 patients with enterostomy were included in this study, out of which 7788 (36.9%) patients with low level of psychosocial adjustment, 11,803 (55.8%) patients with medium level of psychosocial adjustment and 1533 (7.3%) patients with high level of psychosocial adjustment. The factors influencing the classification of psychosocial adjustment levels of enterostomy patients were gender, educational background, carer, enterostomy self-care knowledge score and medical payment method.

Conclusions

The overall psychosocial adjustment level of enterostomy patients is not optimistic, and the factors that may affect the classification of their psychosocial adjustment level are analysed. Individualised intervention should be given according to different psychosocial adjustment levels of enterostomy patients.

Relevance to Clinical Practice

The number of enterostomy patients with a high level of psychosocial adjustment is small in relation to the total number of enterostomy patients, and caregivers can provide health education to enterostomy patients by analysing the factors affecting the level of psychosocial adjustment of enterostomy patients.

Patient or Public Contribution

None.

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