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Health education pathway for individuals with temporary enterostomies using patient journey mapping
Sha-Sha Qin1, Yan-Hua Liu1, Su-Qing Chen1
1Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, China.
Objectives:
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a structured health education pathway for patients with temporary enterostomies, guided by patient journey mapping.
Methods:
Sixty-six patients undergoing temporary enterostomy in 2024 were enrolled. Patients were assigned to either conventional health education (control group) or a structured pathway based on patient journey mapping (experimental group). Outcomes assessed included patient satisfaction, health knowledge, self-care ability, and postoperative complications.
Results:
Compared with the control group, the experimental group demonstrated significantly postoperative satisfaction, health knowledge, and home self-care ability (p<0.05), and a lower incidence of complications (p<0.05).
Conclusions:
A personalized health education pathway guided by patient journey mapping effectively enhances patient satisfaction, knowledge, and self-care while reducing postoperative complications, supporting recovery in individuals with temporary enterostomies.
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