Quality of life in patients with a permanent stoma after rectal cancer surgery

Näsvall, Pia; Dahlstrand, Ursula; Löwenmark, Thyra; Rutegård, Martin; Gunnarsson, Ulf; Strigård, Karin

doi:10.1007/s11136-016-1367-6

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Quality of life in patients with a permanent stoma after rectal cancer surgery

Published in Quality of Life Research • Jul 21, 2016

Authors:

Pia Näsvall

Ursula Dahlstrand

Thyra Löwenmark

Abstract

AIM: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment is important in understanding the patient's perspective and for decision-making in health care. HRQoL is often impaired in patients with stoma. The aim was to evaluate HRQoL in rectal cancer patients with permanent stoma compared to patients wit...

Subject

Medicine

Quality of life (healthcare)

Stoma (medicine)

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