%0 Journal Article
%T Lived Experience of Parastomal Bulging: A Mixed Methods Study.
%A Munro J
%A Hubbard G
%A Goodman W
%A Beeken R
%A Oliphant R
%J J Abdom Wall Surg
%V 3
%N 0
%D 2024
%M 38606041
暂无%R 10.3389/jaws.2024.12478
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>This United Kingdom study aimed to explore people's experiences of living with, and self-managing parastomal bulging.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Seventeen people were interviewed and 61 people completed an online survey.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Parastomal bulging has a detrimental impact on quality of life including a negative impact on stoma function, daily activities, body image, physical intimacy, and socialising; access to specialist information and support for addressing the problem of bulging was inequitable; support garments were the most common self-management intervention; there was confusion about what exercise would be beneficial or how being active would help in terms of parastomal bulging self-management; peer support is no substitute for high quality specialist support.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>People need equitable access to information and support to self-manage and treat parastomal bulging. Research about other types of self-management interventions, for example, exercise is required so that people do not have to rely solely on support garments to self-manage parastomal bulging.