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Quality of life and need for care in patients with an ostomy: a survey of 2647 patients of the Berlin OStomy-Study (BOSS).
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- The Prevalence of Leakage, Peristomal Skin Complications and Impact on Quality of Life in the First Year Following Stoma Surgery.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Identifying Strategies for Home Management of Ostomy Care: Content Analysis of YouTube.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Effect of a Novel Digital Ostomy Device on Leakage Incidents, Quality of Life, Mental Well-Being, and Patient Self-Care: An Interventional, Multicentre Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Surviving rectal cancer at the cost of a colostomy: global survey of long-term health-related quality of life in 10 countries.BJS open · 2022Article
- [Advance of digitalization for specialized care?]Coloproctology · 2021Review
- Coping Processes of Patients with Ostomies in South Korea: A Focus Group Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Quality of life in postostomy surgery patients: A cross-sectional survey.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2020Article
- Is platelet-rich plasma improves the anastomotic healing in hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy with oxaliplatin: an experimental rat study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2020Article
- Complications After Ostomy Surgery: Emergencies and Obese Patients are at Risk-Data from the Berlin OStomy Study (BOSS).World journal of surgery · 2019Article
- Variability in Procedural Tasks and Decisions Made During Ostomy Pouching System Changes Performed by Nurses With Different Nursing Credentials: A Clinical Simulation Study.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough ostomies are sometimes necessary, it is unclear which type of ostomy is advantageous for quality of life (QoL). In an observational study of 2647 patients, QoL after colostomy (CS) and small bowel stoma (SBS) formation was evaluated.
methodsThe European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)-QLQ-C30 and CR-38 questionnaires were used. Patient characteristics, retrospective information about the ostomy and previous treatments, and current stoma-related complications were recorded. All questionnaires were distributed and collected by stoma therapists at the homecare company PubliCare®.
resultsIn all, 1790 patients had a CS, and 756 had an SBS. The mean Global Health Score (mGHS-a general QoL indicator) was 52.33 in CS and 49.40 in SBS patients (p = 0.004), but the effect size (Cohen's d) was 0.1. In SBS patients, all functional scores were lower and most of the symptom scores were higher.
conclusionsQoL differed significantly for CS and SBS patients, but the effect size was marginal. The care of certain patient groups, particularly (female) patients who receive emergency surgeries, must be improved. More professional education and guidance are necessary for a larger proportion of patients. This survey provided reference data for quality of life in patients with an ostomy.
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