Experiential Aspects in Patients With Permanent Urostomy Following Bladder Cancer Surgery: Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.

Only seven qualitative studies were included. All included studies were rated moderate quality, not high. Some studies did not distinguish urinary stomas from other stoma types. The included studies came from China, Turkey, the UK, Italy and India, and the paper says this is not enough to show a complete picture. Primary studies had limited demographic detail, so gender, age and socioeconomic differences were not explored. Mixed-methods studies were excluded, and the included methods were mostly phenomenological. Only English and Chinese publications were included.

The authors declare no conflicts of interest. Funding came from the Nursing Incubation Program of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, the Chongqing Municipal Subsidy for Maternal and Child Health Capacity Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Discipline Talent Construction Project of the Second Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University, the Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of Army Medical University and the Second Affiliated Hospital of the Army Military Medical University Qingbo Program Key Projects.

Do not conclude that any specific stoma education, counselling, buddy system or insurance change improves outcomes. The paper synthesises patient experiences from qualitative studies; it does not test interventions.