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Predicting life with a permanent end colostomy: A prospective study on function, bother and acceptance

The factors that influence a patient's experience of a colostomy are not known. The aim of this study was to characterise stoma function, stoma‐related bother and acceptance among patients operated… Click to show full abstract

The factors that influence a patient's experience of a colostomy are not known. The aim of this study was to characterise stoma function, stoma‐related bother and acceptance among patients operated for rectal cancer and to investigate if there were any preoperative personal factors with predictive impact on long‐term stoma‐related bother.

Keywords: predicting life; study; colostomy; function; bother acceptance

Journal Title: Colorectal Disease
Year Published: 2021

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