Participants
cancer
CANCER
Eligible patients had to have a primary caregiver and discharged from the hospital after receiving a newly created ostomy for treating colorectal, bladder, ovarian, cervical, or uterine cancer with curative intent within the past month. Caregivers were eligible based on willingness to participate and did not receive a cancer diagnosis or treatment during the study to ensure the patient-caregiver dyad efforts were focused on the patient’s care. Both patients and caregivers were ≥ 18 years old and could read and speak English.