| Abstract [eng] |
Patients after intestinal stoma surgery still lack information about changes in vital activities, and too little attention is paid to personal integration, social life, and psychological rehabilitation. Lack of information causes patients not only physical but also psychological trauma, thus affecting their quality of life. There are enough studies that look at the quality of life, but insufficient research has been done on the links between quality of life and awareness in stoma patients. Research aim - to determine the quality of life of stoma patients and their awareness about intestinal stoma. Research methodology. A quantitative study was conducted using two questionnaires - the first questionnaire of Prieto L., Thorsen H. & Juul K. (2005) (“Development and validation of a Quality of Life Questionnaire for patients with colostomy or ileostomy”) and the second questionnaire of Kiseliova N. (2009) ), which was used in the master's thesis “The role of the nurse in preparing patients for a stoma formation”. The questionnaires were modified with the permission of the authors to reveal the links between quality of life and awareness. The research involved 138 respondents, aged 29-89. After receiving the results, statistical and descriptive data analysis was performed (SPSS 22.0). Research results. The quality of life of most patients is mediocre. Factors improving the quality of life: higher education, younger age, having a permanent stoma, post-operative training. Factors aggravating the quality of life: lack of pre- and post-operative information, patient exclusion from optimal location selection, overweight / obesity, stoma formation due to non-neoplastic visceral disease, not knowing how long it will take to live with a stoma. The information received from various areas by patients in the hospital improves quality of life. Conclusion. Awareness is directly related to the stoma patients quality of life. Most patients did not have sufficient information on stoma care at home and dietary specifics. Patients, who received information about the stoma and the peculiarities of its care after surgery, as well as received psychological help, rated their quality of life as mediocre. |
