ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022
Life with a stoma across five European countries-a cross-sectional study on long-term rectal cancer survivors.
Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05531331 (The Effect of Education Via Video Conferencing at Home on Self-Efficacy and Adaptation to Stoma of Individuals With Stoma), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effect of Education Via Video Conferencing at Home on Self-Efficacy and Adaptation to Stoma of Individuals With Stoma
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- Examining the Impact of Telehealth Stoma Care Interventions on the Ostomates: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Pooled it
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- Impact of a Digital Leakage Notification System on Healthcare Resource Utilisation and Costs for People with Stomas in the United Kingdom: Analysis of Interim Results from a Prospective Longitudinal Study.Journal of market access & health policy · 2026Article
- Immune checkpoint blockade in locally advanced rectal cancer with deficient DNA mismatch repair: retrospective multicenter experience.ESMO open · 2026Article
- Where healthcare systems fall short in long-term ostomy care: implications for quality of life, healthcare utilization, and sustainable care pathways.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Understanding patients' self-management after enterostomy: knowledge, attitudes, and practices in a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Development of a complex nursing intervention for the management of patients with a stoma complicated by a parastomal bulge.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Stoma Care Nurse Consultations Regarding Leakages and Peristomal Skin Complications During the First Year After Ostomy Creation: A Chart Review.International wound journal · 2025Article
- Social Determinants of Health Influencing the Health of Patients With a Stoma: A Discursive Paper.International wound journal · 2025Review
- The Local Parastomal Hernia (LoPa) Repair: A Novel Approach to Parastomal Hernia Repair.Journal of abdominal wall surgery : JAWS · 2025Article
- Construction and validation of a predictive model for the return to work of patients with permanent colorectal stoma: a cross-sectional study.BMC gastroenterology · 2024Article
- A retrospective evaluation of short-term results from colonic stenting as a bridge to elective surgery versus emergency surgery for malignant colonic obstruction.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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15 authors at 10 institutions in 5 countries.
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Abstract
purposeStoma-related problems are known to be important to patients and potentially affect everyday life. The prevalence of stoma-related problems in rectal cancer survivors remains undetermined. This study aimed to examine aspects of life with a long-term stoma, stoma management, and stoma-related problems and explore the impact of stoma-related problems on daily life.
methodsIn total, 2262 patients from 5 European countries completed a multidimensional survey. Stoma-related problems were assessed using the Colostomy Impact score. Multivariable regression analysis, after adjusting for potential confounding factors, provided odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for stoma-related problems' association with restrictions in daily life.
resultsThe 2262 rectal cancer survivors completed the questionnaire at a median of 5.4 years (interquartile range 3.8-7.6) after stoma formation. In the total sample, leakage (58%) and troublesome odour (55%) were most prevalent followed by skin problems (27%) and pain (21%). Stoma-related problems were more prevalent in patients with parastomal bulging. A total of 431 (19%) reported feeling restricted in daily activities in life with a stoma. Leakage, odour, skin problems, stool consistency, and frequent appliance changes were significantly associated with restrictions in daily life. The highest risk of experiencing restrictions was seen for patients having odour (OR 2.74 [95% CI: 1.99-3.78]) more than once a week and skin problems (OR 1.77 [95% CI: 1.38-2.27]).
conclusionIn this large cohort with rectal cancer, stoma-related problems were highly prevalent and impacted daily life. Supportive care strategies should entail outreach to patients with a long-term stoma.
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