By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Medical Device Law Weekly -- Investigators discuss new findings in Surgery - Ostomy. According to news reporting originating in Auckland, New Zealand, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, “A tracheostomy is a surgically created opening through the anterior neck tissues and the trachea, into which a tube is inserted. Despite its influence on basic human needs such as respiration, communication and nutrition, little is known about the impact of tracheostomy on patients and their caregivers or what could be done to enable better care and quality of life (QoL) for these individuals.”
Financial support for this research came from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.
The news reporters obtained a quote from the research from the Auckland University of Technology, “The aim of this review was to better understand the current knowledge related to the experience and QoL of adults living with a tracheostomy and their caregivers so as to be able to improve these experiences. A systematic review of the English-language, peer-reviewed literature was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, PsychINFO, Google Scholar, and CINAHL databases. Articles were eligible if they included adult patient or lay caregiver-reported experiences of tracheostomy. Overall, 1080 articles were identified and 17 eligible for inclusion. Fourteen articles reported on experiences of tracheostomy patients, while three focused on those of their caregivers. Studies were conducted in the home setting (n = 5), on a hospital ward (n = 4), in an intensive care unit (n = 3), in an outpatient clinic (n = 3), in a rehab facility (n = 1), and online (n = 1). Patients and their caregivers reported a range of mostly negative experiences related to the care, support, and management of a tracheostomy, speech and communication, wellbeing and QoL, disfigurement and body image, and stigma and social withdrawal. Few studies have published data on the patient and caregiver experiences with tracheostomy, especially in the community setting.”
According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “There is a need to better understand these experiences in order to be able to formulate strategies and provide resources to improve the quality of care and overall QoL of patients with a tracheostomy and their caregivers in-hospital and in the community.”
For more information on this research see: A Systematic Review of Patient and Caregiver Experiences with a Tracheostomy. Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research , 2018;11(2):175-191. Patient-Patient Centered Outcomes Research can be contacted at: Adis Int Ltd, 5 The Warehouse Way, Northcote 0627, Auckland, New Zealand.
Our news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained by contacting I. Nakarada-Kordic, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland City Hospital, Design Hlth & Wellbeing DHW Lab, Auckland 1023, New Zealand. Additional authors for this research include N. Patterson, J. Wrapson and S.D. Reay.
The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40271-017-0277-1. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.
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CITATION: (2018-04-15), Findings from Auckland University of Technology in the Area of Ostomy Described (A Systematic Review of Patient and Caregiver Experiences with a Tracheostomy), Medical Device Law Weekly, 34, ISSN: 1551-5222, BUTTER® ID: 015445730
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