Quality of life and its influencing factors among permanent colostomy patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2015.31.005
- VernacularTitle:永久性结肠造口患者生命质量及其影响因素研究
- Author:
Lin LYU
;
Meichun ZHENG
;
Manrong HUANG
;
Jun′e ZHANG
;
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Colostomy;
Quality of life;
Self-efficacy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2015;(31):2359-2364
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To explore the quality of life and its influencing factors among permanent colostomy patients. Methods Totally 219 permanent colostomy patients were recruited by convenient sampling method from January 2013 to December 2014 and investigated by Stoma Quality of life-Chinese Version, Stoma self-efficacy Scale, Stoma Self-care Scale-general version , and demographic questionnaire. Data were analyzed by SPSS 17.0. Results The score of Stoma-QoL-C among permanent colostomy patients was (54.86±12.17) points, which showed a dynamic V-type change as time went by. The quality of life of patients with colostomy for 1 to 3 years was especially low (50.46±13.77) points, P<0.01. The influencing factors of quality of life among permanent colostomy patients included self-efficacy, body image change, family members′acceptance of stoma except their spouses and self-care ability, while self-efficacy was the most important influencing factor. Conclusions The enterostomal nurses should pay more attention to the quality of life of the patients who have had colostomy for 1 to 3 years, enhance the patients self-efficacy and self-care ability, and help the patients to accept their body image changes and their family members′acceptance of stoma to improve their quality of life.
