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Abstract
Patients with permanent stoma bowel and urine diversions are at risk for impairment in their needs and quality of life. Ostomy surgery saves many lives and returns people to better heath and a full productive life. Aim: To design and validation of educational tool for assessment needs of patients with stoma, test validity, reliability and applicability of the designed tool. Method: This study was conducted at the Ostomy Clinic, in The National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. The sample of the study included 50 adult patients, from both sexes, and seven members as jury group from The National Cancer Institute: five doctors and other two nursing members from Surgical Unit and Ostomy Clinic. An interviewing questionnaire was designed by the researcher to assess the needs of patients with stoma, based on the literature review and expertise’s’ opinion validation, and reliability evaluated; the tool was utilized by the researcher to collect the necessary data. Results: the majority of the jury group agreed upon face and content validity of the tool, and an its high reliability evaluated through Alpha Cronbach test. The study also revealed that highest needs were the psychological needs and nutritional needs. Conclusion: The study results concluded that, it is crucial to assess needs of patients with stoma. So, there is a continuous need for a valid, reliable, consistent and applicable needs’ assessment tool for patients with stoma. Recommendations: Assessing the needs of patients with stoma by using the designed tool on a larger number for applicability of the designed tool.