Patient and healthcare professional perceptions of colostomy-related problems and their impact on quality of life following rectal cancer surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The perception of colostomy-related problems and their impact on health-related quality of life (QoL) may differ between patients and healthcare professionals. The aim of this study was to investigate this using the Colostomy Impact Score (CIS) tool.

Methods

Healthcare professionals including consultant colorectal surgeons, stoma nurses, ward nurses, trainees and medical students were recruited. An online survey was designed. From the 17 items used to develop the CIS, participants chose the seven factors they thought to confer the strongest negative impact on the QoL of patients with a colostomy. They were then asked to rank the 12 responses made by patients to the final seven factors contained in the CIS. Results were compared with the original patient rankings a

SUBMITTER: Elfeki H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6156164 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature