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World J Gastrointest Surg. Nov 27, 2026; 18(11): 123938
Published online Nov 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.123938
Published online Nov 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.123938
Impact of narrative therapy and standard ostomy care on postoperative recovery and complications in permanent colostomy
Qiu-Xia Jin, Wei-Di Yao, Zhao-Hui Liu, Qin Lv, Xiao-Ping Xu, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Linping District (Linping Campus of the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine), Hangzhou 311100, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Jin QX initiated research; Yao WD, Liu ZH, Lv Q, and Xu XP designed the experiments and conducted clinical data collection, performed postoperative follow-up and recorded the data; Jin QX conducted the collation and statistical analysis, and wrote the original manuscript and revised the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
AI contribution statement: No AI tools were used in writing, editing, or generating any part of this manuscript, including text, images, and data analysis.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the First People’s Hospital of Linping District.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors report no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
Data sharing statement: All data generated or analyzed during this study are included in this published article.
Corresponding author: Qiu-Xia Jin, Department of Colorectal Surgery, The First People’s Hospital of Linping District (Linping Campus of the Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine), No. 369 Yingbin Road, Nanyuan Street, Linping District, Hangzhou 311100, Zhejiang Province, China. zxljqx1314@126.com
Received: June 2, 2026
Revised: July 3, 2026
Accepted: July 31, 2026
Published online: November 27, 2026
Processing time: 162 Days and 19.1 Hours
Revised: July 3, 2026
Accepted: July 31, 2026
Published online: November 27, 2026
Processing time: 162 Days and 19.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Permanent colostomy poses substantial physical and psychological challenges that impede postoperative recovery. This retrospective study of 148 patients indicates that narrative therapy combined with standard ostomy care is associated with accelerated gastrointestinal recovery, a lower incidence of stoma complications, and improved self-care and psychosocial adaptation at 3 months. These findings suggest that integrating structured psychological support into routine ostomy management may offer benefits for both physical and psychosocial rehabilitation.