title: Validation of the urostomy education scale: the European experience.
abstract: Bladder cancer is the fourth most common cancer among European males. Once diagnosed with muscle invasive bladder cancer, a radical cystectomy is the first line treatment, which results in a urostomy. The placement of a urostomy and the care required impacts the patient's life. Previous research validated the Urostomy Education Scale as the first standardized tool capable of documenting the patients' level of stoma self-care skills and useful to guide patient education interventions. A Danish-Dutch Fellowship was established to support and provide further evidence of applicability of the Urostomy Education Scale.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Bente Thoft
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.affiliation: Uro-oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: de Blok
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Berit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kiesbye
authors.affiliation: Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: Susanne A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Kristensen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003559:Cystostomy / Q000451:nursing*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*