Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Oct 27, 2023; 15(10): 2179-2190
Published online Oct 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i10.2179
Effects of an Omaha System-based follow-up regimen on self-care and quality of life in gastrointestinal surgery patients
Ying-Dong Li, Na Qu, Jie Yang, Chun-Yan Lv, Yu Tang, Ping Li
Ying-Dong Li, Na Qu, Chun-Yan Lv, Department of Gastroenterology, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China
Jie Yang, Department of Endoscopy Center, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China
Yu Tang, College of Basic Medicine, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264000, Shandong Province, China
Ping Li, Department of Nursing, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Li YD initiated the project and designed the experiment; Qu N conducted clinical data collection; Yang J, Lv CY performed postoperative follow-up and recorded data; Tang Y conducted a number of collation and statistical analysis; Li P wrote the original and revised the paper; all authors reviewed and approved the paper; and all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Yantai Science and Technology Plan Project, No. 2019YD061.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University and the Research Ethics Committee agreed to waive the informed consent.
Informed consent statement: The informed consent has been waived by the Research Ethics Committee.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
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Corresponding author: Ping Li, MM, Nurse, Department of Nursing, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, No. 717 Jinbu Street, Muping District, Yantai 264100, Shandong Province, China. mupingliping@163.com
Received: June 19, 2023
Peer-review started: June 19, 2023
First decision: July 6, 2023
Revised: July 28, 2023
Accepted: August 17, 2023
Article in press: August 17, 2023
Published online: October 27, 2023
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Postoperative follow-up nursing of gastrointestinal surgery patients can effectively improve the quality of life of patients. Currently, a variety of new nursing methods and routine nursing have been widely used in the nursing of gastrointestinal surgery patients. The purpose of this study is to explore a more effective nursing plan for postoperative follow-up nursing of gastrointestinal surgery patients.

Research motivation

The main content of this study is postoperative follow-up care for gastrointestinal surgery patients. Currently, more effective follow-up care plans are needed to improve the prognosis of gastrointestinal surgery patients. The significance of this study is to affirm the effectiveness of new nursing methods for gastrointestinal surgery patients, encourage clinical teams to continue to explore better nursing methods for gastrointestinal surgery patients, and promote continuous improvement and innovation of nursing plans.

Research objectives

The main objective of this study was to compare the nursing effects of different nursing methods, observe the advantages of the follow-up program based on the Omaha System in the follow-up care of intestinal surgery patients, confirm that the follow-up program based on the Omaha System can effectively improve the disease awareness, treatment compliance, self-care ability and quality of life of gastrointestinal surgery patients, and prove that the nursing method has a good nursing effect. It provides a new reference for postoperative follow-up nursing of gastrointestinal surgery patients.

Research methods

In this study, data of patients with inflammatory bowel disease in gastrointestinal surgery were retrospectively analyzed and grouped according to nursing methods. Then, independent sample t test, paired sample t test and χ2 test were used to conduct statistical analysis on the general information, disease coping style, disease awareness, quality of life, self-care ability, disease activity and compliance of the two groups of patients. The characteristics of retrospective study are that it is easier to obtain case data by exploring the causes through the results.

Research results

The follow-up program based on the Omaha system has a remarkable nursing effect, with better improvements in patients’ disease coping style, disease awareness, quality of life, self-care ability, disease activity and compliance, providing a new nursing method for postoperative follow-up care of gastrointestinal surgery patients, and further prospective exploration is needed to further explore the effectiveness of inflammation modification nursing method.

Research conclusions

The postoperative coping style of gastrointestinal surgery patients can affect their prognosis and quality of life, so clinical nursing should pay attention to improving the coping style of patients and strengthening the psychological nursing management. The follow-up plan based on the Omaha System has a good nursing effect, and the best nursing plan should be given priority in clinic.

Research perspectives

Follow-up care based on the Omaha System can improve the objective indicators of gastrointestinal surgery patients, while the impact of subjective indicators on patients such as postoperative recovery and complications needs to be further explored.