ArticleThe journal of spinal cord medicine2016
Bowel function and quality of life after colostomy in individuals with spinal cord injury.
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- Colostomy may offer hope in improving quality of life: a phenomenological qualitative study with patients dependent on a wheelchair.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Minimally invasive colostomy with endoscopy as a novel technique for creation of a trephine stoma.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Spinal cord injuries and bowel stomas: timing and satisfaction with stoma formation and alterations in quality of life.Spinal cord series and cases · 2021Article
- The effect of online training-based continuous nursing care for rectal cancer-patients undergoing permanent colostomy.American journal of translational research · 2021Article
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- Gastrointestinal dysfunction after spinal cord injury.Experimental neurology · 2019Review
- Early Colostomy Formation Can Improve Independence Following Spinal Cord Injury and Increase Acceptability of Bowel Management.Topics in spinal cord injury rehabilitation · 2019Article
- The association between bladder-emptying methods and health-related quality of life among Iranian individuals with spinal cord injury.The journal of spinal cord medicine · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effect of colostomy on bowel function and quality of life (QoL) in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
designCross-sectional descriptive study.
settingDepartment for Spinal Cord Injuries and Departments of Gastroenterology and Radiology, Rigshospitalet.
participantsEighteen individuals with SCI and a colostomy performed post injury, 12 males, 6 females, 8 with tetraplegia and 10 with paraplegia. Median age at time of study was 49.9 years, years since lesion was 3-56 years, and time since colostomy was performed 0.5 to 20 years.
interventionsQuestionnaires and measurement of gastrointestinal transit time (GITT). OUTCOME MEASURES: Retrospective data collection from patient records, a questionnaire on bowel management pre and post colostomy, quality of life (QoL) by SF-36, and GITT.
resultsSeventy-two percent significantly reduced their use of time on bowel emptying after the colostomy. All but one reported being content with the colostomy. Thirty-nine percent reported one or more problems related to the colostomy. Seventy-five percent had a GITT within normal range for able-bodied populations. When disregarding the physical component, QoL was not significantly lower in the total study group compared to a Danish norm group, but significantly lower when compared the subgroup of persons with tetraplegia.
conclusionA colostomy reduces the time necessary for bowel management. The majority of individuals with SCI and a colostomy did not perceive bowel management as being a problem. The results indicate that colostomy is a favourable option for individuals with SCI, who spend long hours on bowel management and for whom non-invasive procedures did not improve the situation enough.
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