Improving Biopsychosocial Outcomes of Older Adults Undergoing Fecal Ostomy Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
The goal of this pilot study is to learn if an intervention in patients undergoing ostomy surgery is easy to use. The overall goal of the work is to improve quality of life during recovery in the days after surgery for these patients using the intervention.
Description
In this study we are trying to understand the acceptability and usability of an intervention to evaluate and address biopsychosocial outcomes for older adults undergoing fecal ostomy surgery with the overall goal of improving patient-centered outcomes.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients Age 65+ years * clinicians age 18+ years * Patients undergoing fecal ostomy surgery and their clinicians Exclusion Criteria: * cognitive impairment not allowing completion of consent procedures based on the teach-back method.
Interventions
- BehavioralGeriatric Assessment Strategy for Ostomy Management and Adaptation (GA-STOMA)
The web-based intervention provides patients with a survey and tailored content with the purpose of better supporting recovery and adaptation after surgery with a fecal ostomy
Location
- MassGeneral HospitalBoston, Massachusetts