Objective To describe self-care agency and its influence factors of the patients with temporary ileum stoma. Methods The descriptive statistics of non-experimental study was performed in the study. The convenience sample consisted of 144 patients from 3 hospitals in Shanghai. The self-care agency was measured by the Colostomy Self-care Agency Scale. Results 144 cases of colorectal cancer temporary ileum stoma patients′ self-care ability scored an average of 57.02 ± 7.00, including self- care willingness (37.19 ± 4.04) points, self-care knowledge 17 points, self-care skills 3 points. The multiple stepwise regression analysis showed that seven factors were statistically significant including age, gender, culture level, living area, postoperative months, presence of complications, whether to accept professional nursing training or education. Conclusions Temporary ileum stoma in patients of rectal cancer with medium self-care ability, but self-care skill level is relatively not high and should be strengthen attention in patients with rectal cancer undergoing ileum stoma. Targeted nursing intervention should be carried out to improve the self-care ability and improve the quality of life of patients with stoma.