An analysis of the condition of the peristomal skin and quality of life in ostomates before and after using ostomy pouches with Manuka honey.
In 2015, 21 Italian stoma care centres recruited 336 ostomates to take part in a study assessing the effect of using ostomy pouches with Manuka honey incorporated into the hydrocolloid flange on damaged or irritated peristomal skin. Each participant was either suffering from peristomal skin complica...
| Published in: | World Council of Enterostomal Therapists Journal Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 22 - 26 |
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| Format: | pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Cambridge Publishing
Oct-Dec2017
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| Summary: | In 2015, 21 Italian stoma care centres recruited 336 ostomates to take part in a study assessing the effect of using ostomy pouches with Manuka honey incorporated into the hydrocolloid flange on damaged or irritated peristomal skin. Each participant was either suffering from peristomal skin complications at the start of the trial or had a history of skin complications affecting their peristomal skin area which was linked to the use of stoma care products. The study looks at how the use of the pouches with Manuka honey influenced the peristomal skin and quality of life of all participants. The results show that 60.99% saw an improvement in their peristomal skin condition and 26.32% recorded an improved quality of life after completing the trial. This would suggest that the use of an ostomy pouch with Manuka honey incorporated in the hydrocolloid flange over this two-week trial had a positive effect on the peristomal skin and quality of life of the participants. |
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