Investigation of Effects of Preoperative Readiness on Symptom Management in Patients with Intestinal Stoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study.

Objective: This study aims to examine the effect of preoperative readiness on postoperative symptom management in patients with intestinal stoma through systematic review and meta-analysis.

Methods: "Intestinal stoma", "complications" and other related terms were searched regardless of the language of publication in the publications published in the databases until December 29, 2021.

Result: As a result, 30 studies were found.

Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Form of Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale.

Aim: This study was carried out to adapt the "Post-Discharge Surgical Recovery Scale " developed by Kleinbeck into Turkish and analyze the scale's validity and reliability.

Methods: The study sample consisted of 343 patients who underwent surgery in a state hospital operating in the province of Diyarbakır, in the province of Istanbul. The sample consisted of 271 people due to voluntary participation and reasons for not being able to reach.