Cesarean Neuro Linguistic Programming Comfort

Stomas are formed in order to provide stool output after surgery in cases that require removal of the bowel due to disease or trauma (Harputlu & Özsoy, 2016). Stoma surgery is a vital surgical intervention. However, the individual may have to cope with many problems that may negatively affect the adaptation process and quality of life in terms of living with a stoma. The literature is that despite the developing stoma products and professional nurse educators, the problems related to stoma compliance and quality of life of the patients continue, and complications affecting coping with these processes are seen at different rates.

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of NLP techniques on stoma compliance and quality of life in patients with stoma.

The study will be conducted using a prospective randomized controlled single-blind clinical trial model.

The study will consist of patients with temporary or permanent colostomy/ileostomy, who are hospitalized in Mersin City Training and Research Hospital.

Research data will be obtained with demographic questionnaire, Adjustment Scale for Individuals with Ostomy and Stoma Quality of Life Scale.

Analysis of the study data will be done through the IBM SPSS Statistics 26 package program. While evaluating the study data, frequencies (number, percentage) for categorical variables and descriptive statistics (mean, standard deviation) for numerical variables will be given.

The normality assumptions of the numerical variables according to the groups were examined with the Kolmogorov Smirnov test of normality and it was observed that the variables were normally distributed. For this reason, parametric statistical methods will be used in the study.

Relationships between two independent categorical variables were interpreted by Chi-square analysis. The differences between the two independent groups were examined using the Independent Sample T Test. The differences between the two dependent numerical variables will be examined with Dependent Sample T. Statistical significance in the analyzes will be interpreted at the 0.05 level.

Inclusion criteria

• Having a c-section for the first time, being within the period after a minimum of 6 hours and before a maximum of 24 hours following the c-section,
• agreeing to participate in the study,
• not using patient-controlled analgesics, not having an additional health problem, except the c-section incision, which will likely lead to pain in the postpartum period,
• speaking and understanding Turkish, having no disability limiting mobility

Exclusion criteria

• Mothers who wanted to withdraw from the research in any stage after being included in the sample,
• who could not have verbal communication,
• who had a hearing or visual problem, and who were previously diagnosed with a psychiatric disease were excluded from the research sample.