Journal of Education and Health Promotion 2277-9531 10 11 2020 11 01 Impact of stoma on lifestyle and health‑related quality of life in patients living with stoma: A cross‑sectional study 1 6 29326 EN . Deena Davis . Lakshmi Ramamoorthy Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, JIPMER, Puducherry . Biju Pottakkat Department of Surgical Gastro Enterology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India Journal Article 2023 03 04 INTRODUCTION: A person with colostomy or ileostomy undergoes a comprehensive treatment<br />with a wide range of adjustments which affect the individual’s social and psychological functioning.<br />Quality of life (QOL) is a subjective feeling which includes physical, social, psychological, and spiritual<br />domains of an individual that can be affected by a stoma.<br />AIM: This study is aimed at identifying the QOL and impact of stoma on their lifestyle pattern among<br />ostomates attending stoma outpatient department of gastroenterology department of a government<br />tertiary care center in South India during 2018.<br />METHODS: A descriptive study using a cross‑sectional survey design was conducted among 55<br />ostomates, following consecutive sampling technique. The data were collected using a City of Hope<br />QOL Questionnaire for Ostomy patients which had QOL Assessment Questions from four subdomains<br />including physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects. This tool also had open‑ended<br />questions on lifestyle assessment components.<br />RESULTS: 63.6% of the participants had colostomy; 72.7% of the stomas were due to cancer. The<br />mean QOL score of the participants was 4.13 ± 1.07. The ostomates scored relatively well in both<br />physical (5.68 ± 1.76) and spiritual (4.32 ± 1.36) domains, but the sociological (2.85 ± 1.3) domain score<br />was very low. Permanent ostomates scored significantly higher than the temporary ostomates (P = 0.04).<br />CONCLUSION: The QOL score of ostomates was less than the scores reported in the Western<br />population and living with stoma significantly alters their lifestyle. Therefore, follow‑up services and<br />counseling services to the ostomates by the health‑care professionals are needed.<br /><br /> https://jehp.mui.ac.ir/article_29326_58ea66374b3faa6082d480f1214c2ad2.pdf