2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of defecation state assessment sheet and nursing intervention of defecation disorder improving after rectal cancer surgery
| Project/Area Number |
23593239
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Clinical nursing
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| Research Institution | Aomori University of Health and Welfare |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJITA AKEMI 青森県立保健大学, 健康科学部, 准教授 (30347182)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
KUDO Seiko 弘前大学, 保健学研究科, 教授 (80186410)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 直腸がん / ISR / LAR / 排便障害 / セルフケア |
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| Research Abstract |
I developed an assessment sheet to evaluate defecation status after rectal cancer surgery. My aim was to propose nursing interventions for dyschezia that would alleviate the condition and improve QOL.
I first investigated dyschezia status and self-care in outpatients after rectal cancer surgery. I examined the frequencies of 7 symptoms associated with dyschezia and thus developed an assessment sheet. The sheet rates daily frequency of defecation; the occurrence of a marked increase in the daily number of defecations; irregular defecation pattern; time for bowel to settle down after defecation; fecal incontinence; anal pain; nocturnal defecation; and status of feces on a 3-point scale as no, moderate, or severe. I also created a brochure focusing on bowel habits, diet, and pelvic floor muscle exercises as a nursing intervention for dyschezia.
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