Quality of Life (QoL) Among Ostomized Patients – a cross-sectional study using Stoma-care QoL questionnaire about the influence of some clinical and demographic data on patients’ QoL

Introduction: In Portugal around 20,000 individuals are ostomized, with all the associated changes in patients’ everyday life that can compromise their Quality of Life (QoL). Objectives: Assess and compare QoL of a group of ostomized patients according to sex, age group, type of surgery, primary dis...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: José O. Silva, Pedro Gomes, David Gonçalves, Charlene Viana, Fernanda Nogueira, André Goulart, Pedro Leão, Maria José Mota, Palmira Peixoto, António Mesquita Rodrigues, Sandra F. Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Coloproctology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2237936318300893