Factors Related to the Quality of Life of Ostomates at Viet Duc Hospital in 2018
Keywords:
Artificial anus, Ostomates, Quality of life of OstomatesAbstract
Objective: The ostoma or artificial anus is a part of life of patients who bear it, which impacts quality of life. There are many ostomates at the Viet Duc Hospital, and thus we conducted a study on the quality of life and related factors to help inform recommendations for improving their quality of life.
Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on patients 18 years or older having an ostomy from April to June 2018. The tool used was “The City of Hope-Quality of Life-Ostomy Questionnaire
(CoH-Qol-OQ)”. Patients were interviewed using the questionnaire. The data was analyzed using SPSS.20.0.
Results: There were a total of 203 patients; 137 were men (68%) and 66 were women (32%). Significant factors related to lower Quality of Life (QoL) included: emergency surgery, primary disease other than cancer,
presence of concomitant disease, lack of health insurance, sexual dysfunction, postoperative depression, lack of support groups, difficult ostomy location, change in diet, and longer duration of ostomy care.
Conclusion: The study showed that there were many factors which impact the QoL of ostomates. Therefore, to improve the QoLof osto mates, we need to enhance health education and counseling as well as encouraging community integration.
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