The Effect of Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercises on Bowel Evacuation and Quality of Life in Following Intestinal Ostomy Closure: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Purpose: This purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFMEs) on bowel evacuation problems and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) following ostomy closure.

Design: Randomized controlled trial.

Subjects And Setting: Forty individuals following ostomy closure consented to participate in the study; 6 participants (15%) did not complete the trial (2 died and 2 required a second ostomy) yielding a study sample of 34.

The Effect of Stoma Site Marking on Stomal Complications: A Long-term Retrospective Study.

Objective: To identify the effect of stoma site marking on stoma-related complications.

Methods: The study sample included 639 individuals with stomas who were followed up in a stomatherapy unit in Turkey between January 1, 2017, and June 20, 2021. Researchers collected patient data from nursing records.

Pressure Injury Prevalence and Risk Factors: A National Multicenter Analytical Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the point prevalence (PP) of general pressure injuries (PIs), hospital-acquired PIs, PI-related risk factors, and PI preventive interventions performed by nurses.

Design: Descriptive, multicenter, prospective, analytical study.

Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 5088 patients cared for in 13 hospitals in 12 geographic regions of Turkey.

Changes in the Lives of Individuals with a Stoma and Their Spouses: A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Individuals with a stoma and their spouses experience various changes with regard to their new life situation. The authors aimed to determine the changes caused by stoma creation in the lives of individuals with a stoma and their spouses.

Methods: This study was carried out with individuals with a stoma (n = 15) and their spouses (n = 15) in a stoma therapy unit.

Nurses' Knowledge and Practices Related to Pressure Injury: A Cross-sectional Study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge and practices regarding pressure injury and identify relationships between these factors and professional nurse characteristics.

Design: Cross-sectional, descriptive study.

Setting And Subjects: The sample comprised 347 nurses attending the 2013 and 2015 Wound Management Congresses.