Perception of leakage: data from the Ostomy Life Study 2019. (9th December 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Down, Gillian; Vestergaard, Martin; Ajslev, Teresa Adeltoft; Boisen, Esben Bo; Nielsen, Lene Feldskov
• Is Part Of: British journal of nursing. Volume 30:Number 22(2021)
• Page Start: S4
• Page End: S12
• Publication Date: 2021-12-09
• Subjects: Ostomy -- Leakage -- Effluent -- Perception -- Survey -- Peristomal skin complications; Nursing -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.22.S4
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-0461

Abstract

Abstract : Background: Leakage is a common problem for people with a stoma. Aim: To investigate how people with a stoma and stoma care nurses perceive different patterns of effluent under the baseplate. Methods: The Ostomy Life Study 2019 included a user survey and a nurse survey covering experiences of leakage and the perception of leakage. Findings: Most people with a stoma perceived effluent reaching outside the baseplate as leakage (88–90%), whereas effluent close to the stoma only was not perceived as leakage by the majority (81–91%). Effluent covering major parts of the baseplate was perceived as leakage by most respondents with a colostomy or ileostomy (83%), whereas fewer respondents with a urostomy perceived this as leakage (57%). Most of the nurses (70%) did not perceive effluent close to the stoma as leakage. Conclusion: This study revealed that effluent confined to the area next to the stoma is generally not perceived as leakage.