Healthcare professionals' priorities for training to identify and manage distress experienced by young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease : a consensus study using online nominal group technique

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OBJECTIVES: Young people with a stoma due to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) commonly experience distress; however, this is not always well managed in clinical settings. More effective support may/is likely to reduce the possibility of individuals experiencing sustained distress, which may engender depression or anxiety. This study aimed to gain consensus among a multidisciplinary group of healthcare professionals (HCPs) on priorities for training in the identification and management of distress in this population. One of the authors is a young person with a stoma.

DESIGN: Participants were recruited through Twitter (X) and the researchers' clinical/research contacts. Two consensus group meetings were conducted using Nominal Group Technique, involving participants generating, discussing and rating on a Likert scale, topics for inclusion in an HCP training package.

SETTING: Online video conferencing. Participants were located across England, with one based in the USA.

PARTICIPANTS: Nineteen HCPs participated: three general practitioners, three stoma nurses, two IBD nurses, nine clinical psychologists and two gastroenterologists.

RESULTS: Twenty-five topics were generated by participants; 19 reached consensus of ≥80%, that is, a mean of ≥5.6 on a 7-point Likert scale. These included: recognising and validating different levels of, and variation in, distress; tackling stigma and normalising having a stoma; everyday practicalities of stoma management, including food and sleep; opening and holding conversations about stoma-related distress; considering the impact of different cultural beliefs on adaptation after stoma surgery; training in simple techniques for gauging the patient's distress during clinical encounters; having conversations about body image; and myth-busting common fears, such as odour.

CONCLUSIONS: This study is the first to identify HCP training priorities for managing stoma-related distress in young people. Consensus was reached for 19 topics, reflecting the varied needs of young people with a stoma. Findings will inform development of a training package for HCPs treating young people with IBD and a stoma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:13

Enthalten in:

BMJ open - 13(2023), 11 vom: 29. Nov., Seite e072360

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saunders, Benjamin [VerfasserIn]
Polidano, Kay [VerfasserIn]
Chew-Graham, Carolyn A [VerfasserIn]
Fisher, Tamsin [VerfasserIn]
Corp, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
McDermott-Hughes, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Farmer, Adam D [VerfasserIn]
Bray, Lucy [VerfasserIn]

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Gastroenterology
Inflammatory bowel disease
Journal Article
Mental health
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.12.2023

Date Revised 22.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072360

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM36521390X