title: Ostomy pouch wear time in the United States.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to determine average pouch wear times of persons with an ostomy living in the United States.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this national survey, subjects were identified by ostomy nurses and through ostomy support groups in the United States. Participants responding to a survey represented all 6 geographic regions of the United States identified by US Bureau of Census.
  
  
  METHODS
  Persons with colostomies, ileostomies, and urostomies were queried concerning their average pouch wear time.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean wear time for ostomy pouches in the United States is 4.8 days. Persons with urostomies reported an average wear time of 5.02 days (SD = 1.74), those with ileostomies reported 5.01 days (SD = 2.25), and those with colostomies reported an average of 4.55 days (SD = 2.08).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study is the first of its kind to utilize a large, national sample to determine average wear time of ostomy pouches. Further research is needed to establish a benchmark for ostomy pouch wear time in the United States and to determine what factors affect wear time.
authors.affiliation: WakeMed Health and Hospitals, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. lrichbourg@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Leanne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Richbourg
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fellows
authors.forename: Whitney D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Arroyave
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003125:Colostomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004322:Drainage / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007081:Ileostomy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States; D014547:Urinary Diversion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data