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Table 2 Overview of preoperative education clinic

From: Status and content of outpatient preoperative education for rectal cancer patients undergoing stoma surgery provided by Japanese wound, ostomy, and continence nurses: a cross-sectional study

Item

(%) n = 183

Subject

Patient

176 (96%)

Caregiver/family

174 (95%)

Others

13 (7%)

Time (min)

 30

30 (16%)

31–60

143 (78%)

6190

7 (4%)

N/A

3 (2%)

Number of times per month

1–5

148 (81%)

6–10

20 (11%)

11–15

4 (2%)

 16

4 (2%)

N/A

7 (4%)

Place

Stoma clinic

144 (79%)

Outpatient clinic

73 (40%)

Outpatient waiting room

4 (2%)

Others

25 (14%)

Reservation system

Yes

61 (33%)

No

122 (67%)

Timing

Preoperative examination date

93 (51%)

After determination of hospitalization date

90 (49%)

Date of disease notification

46 (25%)

Date of the first visit

18 (10%)

Others

79 (43%)