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Introduction
The quality of life (QoL) of people with a stoma can be influenced in many ways1. More knowledge about how QoL is affected can be valuable for the adjustments to living with a stoma.
Objectives
To investigate factors that may influence the QoL of people with a stoma and to present data that can be incorporated into clinical practice to affect the QoL.
Methods
This study performed in the United States is part of a global open label, non-comparative, post-marketing study, the DialogueStudy, scheduled for involving more than 500 stoma care nurses from more than 15 countries. The DialogueStudy focuses on the quality of life and peristomal skin conditions of people with a stoma and evaluates how an ostomy appliance works in a real-life setting. The quality of life was measured using the Stoma-QoL questionnaire2 and peristomal skin conditions were measured by the Ostomy Skin Tool3. Statistics: Linear mixed models will be used for data analyzes.
Results
In total, around 700 people with a stoma living in the United States will be included. The study and data analyses will be completed in early 2010. It will be investigated whether the quality of life at baseline is related to peristomal skin conditions including type of skin disorders. Also the relationship to leakage frequency, years after surgery, type of ostomy, sex and people’s perception of own peristomal skin conditions at baseline will be investigated. The results will be compared to results from other countries, if relevant.
Conclusions
The results of this large study can provide clinicians with important information to incorporate into their clinical practice. For our patients, the data collected can be valuable in their adjustment to living with a stoma.
The quality of life (QoL) of people with a stoma can be influenced in many ways1. More knowledge about how QoL is affected can be valuable for the adjustments to living with a stoma.
Objectives
To investigate factors that may influence the QoL of people with a stoma and to present data that can be incorporated into clinical practice to affect the QoL.
Methods
This study performed in the United States is part of a global open label, non-comparative, post-marketing study, the DialogueStudy, scheduled for involving more than 500 stoma care nurses from more than 15 countries. The DialogueStudy focuses on the quality of life and peristomal skin conditions of people with a stoma and evaluates how an ostomy appliance works in a real-life setting. The quality of life was measured using the Stoma-QoL questionnaire2 and peristomal skin conditions were measured by the Ostomy Skin Tool3. Statistics: Linear mixed models will be used for data analyzes.
Results
In total, around 700 people with a stoma living in the United States will be included. The study and data analyses will be completed in early 2010. It will be investigated whether the quality of life at baseline is related to peristomal skin conditions including type of skin disorders. Also the relationship to leakage frequency, years after surgery, type of ostomy, sex and people’s perception of own peristomal skin conditions at baseline will be investigated. The results will be compared to results from other countries, if relevant.
Conclusions
The results of this large study can provide clinicians with important information to incorporate into their clinical practice. For our patients, the data collected can be valuable in their adjustment to living with a stoma.