Symptom Distress and Self-care Strategies of Colorectal Cancer Patients With Diarrhea Up to 3 Months After Surgery

Abstract

Because health care personnel were the primary source of self-care information for hospitalized patients after colorectal cancer surgery, nurses should use these findings to provide supportive treatment and educate patients and their family members about the cause and severity of diarrhea. Such education should include treatment-induced adverse effects as the basis for treating diarrhea.