The Impact of Stabilizing Forces on Postsurgical Recovery in Ostomy Patients
- T. NicholsM. Riemer
- 1 May 2008
Medicine
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing…
Stability in occupation and spouse/partner relationship positively influenced life satisfaction scores following ostomy surgery, and a stable spouse/life partner relationship emerged as predictive of positive life satisfaction Scores.
Health Utility, Social Interactivity, and Peristomal Skin Status
- T. Nichols
- 11 July 2018
Medicine
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing…
Findings indicate that peristomal skin complications are more than dermatologic issues and negatively affect the well-being of those who must cope and adapt to their impact and the community at large.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Community-Dwelling Persons With Ostomies: The Physical Functioning Domain
- T. Nichols
- 1 July 2015
Medicine
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing…
People with ostomies are more likely to report significant limitations in physical health than age-matched persons in the general population and additional research is needed to determine whether these limitations are caused by the ostomy itself or a combination of factors including the underlying disease that led to creation of a stoma.
Body image perception, the stoma peristomal skin condition
- T. NicholsM. Riemer
- 1 February 2011
Medicine
The effect of stoma surgery and peristomal skin on body image perception is discussed, which may alter perceptions or amplify negative perceptions.
Emotional attributes, social connectivity and quality of life associated with intermittent catheterization
- A. MarkiewiczJ. GoldstineT. Nichols
- 1 March 2020
Medicine, Psychology
The Burden of Peristomal Skin Complications on an Ostomy Population as Assessed by Health Utility and the Physical Component Summary of the SF-36v2®.
- T. NicholsG. Inglese
- 2018
Medicine
A multinational evaluation assessing the relationship between peristomal skin health and health utility.
- T. NicholsJ. GoldstineG. Inglese
- 25 March 2019
Medicine
BACKGROUND:
irritation to peristomal skin remains one of the most prevalent ostomy-related complications influencing an individual's health status and quality of life.
AIMS:
to assess the impact of…
Quality of Life in US Residents With Ostomies as Assessed Using the SF36v2
- T. Nichols
- 1 January 2015
Medicine
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing…
Analysis revealed that physical component summary scores decrease as age categories increase; however, MCS scores increased proportionally with age, suggesting that the health burden is primarily associated with physical health status, and not mental health status.
EXPLORING PATENT ACTIVITY AND ITS POTENTIAL ASSOCIATION WITH HEALTHCARE OUTCOMES: A CASE STUDY OF OSTOMY PRODUCTS IN SWEDEN
- P. S. CalaraR. AlthinG. IngleseT. Nichols
- 28 June 2017
Business, Medicine
PA in the ostomy care industry was associated with reduced healthcare costs, but not necessarily with fewer skin complications, which suggests that there is a health economic benefit from products made by patent intensive companies which may differentiate them from generic comparators.
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