{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["25(1)"],"submitter":["Vonk-Klaassen SM"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Aim</h4>Many long-term ostomates are 'out-of-sight' of healthcare, and it is unknown how ostomates deal with ostomy-related problems and how these problems affect their quality of life (QOL). The aim is to examine patient-related studies describing ostomy-related problems and their impact on the perceived QOL of long-term colostomates.<h4>Methods</h4>The electronic databases PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, Cochrane Library and PsycINFO were systematically searched. All studies were included in which ostomy-specific QOL was measured using validated multidimensional instruments.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 6447 citations identified, 14 prevailingly descriptive cross-sectional studies were included. Three different validated multidimensional instruments for measuring QOL in ostomates were used (EORTC"],"journal":["Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation"],"pagination":["125-33"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC4706578"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Ostomy-related problems and their impact on quality of life of colorectal cancer ostomates: a systematic review."],"pmcid":["PMC4706578"],"pubmed_authors":["den Ouden ME","Eddes EH","de Vocht HM","Vonk-Klaassen SM","Schuurmans MJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Ostomy-related problems and their impact on quality of life of colorectal cancer ostomates: a systematic review.","description":"<h4>Aim</h4>Many long-term ostomates are 'out-of-sight' of healthcare, and it is unknown how ostomates deal with ostomy-related problems and how these problems affect their quality of life (QOL). The aim is to examine patient-related studies describing ostomy-related problems and their impact on the perceived QOL of long-term colostomates.<h4>Methods</h4>The electronic databases PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, Cochrane Library and PsycINFO were systematically searched. All studies were included in which ostomy-specific QOL was measured using validated multidimensional instruments.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 6447 citations identified, 14 prevailingly descriptive cross-sectional studies were included. Three different validated multidimensional instruments for measuring QOL in ostomates were used (EORTC","dates":{"release":"2016-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2016 Jan","modification":"2025-04-18T16:29:12.419Z","creation":"2019-03-27T02:06:36Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC4706578","cross_references":{"pubmed":["26123983"],"doi":["10.1007/s11136-015-1050-3"]}}