The Impact of Preoperative Urostomy Education on Patients and Families

The Impact of Preoperative Urostomy Education on Patients and Families

This is an observational study utilizing a qualitative descriptive methodology with a thematic analysis approach to explore the impact of a preoperative educational intervention ("Stoma Bootcamp") on patients and their family/informal caregivers

This study will utilize a qualitative descriptive methodology with a thematic analysis approach. Individual interviews will be held with bladder cancer and caregiver dyads who participated in the Stoma Bootcamp study. Interviews will explore the patient's and caregiver's experiences and perceptions of ostomy surgery prior to the Bootcamp and after the Bootcamp from a physical, psychological, social, and spiritual perspective. Semi-structured interview guides will be developed using Engel Biopsychosocial Model (BPS),5 one guide geared towards patients and the second toward caregivers.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult (age ≥ 18 years) patients who underwent radical cystectomy for bladder cancer at the University of Kansas Medical Center since 2016, AND
• Participated in the Stoma Bootcamp preoperative educational intervention, AND
• Identified an informal/family caregiver who participated in Stoma Bootcamp with them.
• Patient-caregiver dyads must both consent to participation

Exclusion Criteria:

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