Case Study Location
Sweden
Assessment
14 females and 24 males took part in a study to determine the effectiveness of Dermacol. Of these, 82% had round stomas and over half had a stoma size of 22mm to 29mm.
Results
- 89% said Dermacol was very or fairly comfortable to wear
- 50% said Dermacol made their pouch feel more comfortable
- 74% said Dermacol made their pouch feel very or fairly secure
- 47% said Dermacol was better than their usual fitting
- 70% of patients with oval stomas found Dermacol effective and secure
- 75% of patients with oval stomas would use Dermacol again
- 100% of urostomists experienced no, or very little, seepage and would use Dermacol again
Case Study Location
UK
Assessment
21 females and 14 males took part in a study to determine the effectiveness of Dermacol. Of these, 63% had a round stoma, 57% were ileostomists and 43% were urostomists.
Results
- 74% said the length of the Dermacol sleeve was about right
- 31% said they achieved a longer wear time with Dermacol
- 70% of urostomists experienced little or no seepage
- 50% of ileostomists experienced little or no seepage
Case Study Location
UK
Assessment
33 females and 36 males took part in a second study. Of these, 80% were ileostomists; sizes of stoma varied between 20mm and 40mm. The majority described their stoma as round.
Results
- 68% said Dermacol offered a longer wear time
- 51% found Dermacol very or fairly easy to apply
- 96% said Dermacol was neither too tight nor too loose
- 80% said the length of Dermacol was about right
- 66% said Dermacol made their pouch feel more comfortable
- 94% said Dermacol made them feel very or fairly secure
- 90% said they felt very or fairly confident with Dermacol
- 84% saw no leakage during the removal of the collar
- 94% said skin felt very or fairly comfortable during wear time