Permanent Stoma Not Only Affects Patients' Quality of Life but also That of Their Spouses

ÇAKMAK A., Aylaz G., KUZU M. A.

WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY, cilt.34, sa.12, ss.2872-2876, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00268-010-0758-z
  • Dergi Adı: WORLD JOURNAL OF SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2872-2876
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background Living with a permanent colostomy can significantly diminish a patient's quality of life. However, little is known about the effects on the patient's spouse. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of life of spouses whose partners had undergone sphincter-sacrificing surgery for rectal carcinoma.