Helle Ø Kristensen, Anne Thyø, Katrine J Emmertsen, Neil J Smart, Thomas Pinkney, Andrea M Warwick, Dong Pang, Hossam Elfeki, Mostafa Shalaby, Sameh H Emile, Mohamed Abdelkhalek, Mohammad Zuhdy, Tomas Poskus, Audrius Dulskas, Nir Horesh, Edgar J B Furnée, Sanne J Verkuijl, Nuno José Rama, Hugo Domingos, João Maciel, Alejandro Solis-Peña, Eloy Espín-Basany, Marta Hidalgo-Pujol, Sebastiano Biondo, Annika Sjövall, Peter Christensen
BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer management may require an ostomy formation; however, a stoma may negatively impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL). This study aimed to compare generic and stoma-specific HRQoL in patients with a permanent colostomy after rectal cancer across different countries. METHOD: A cross-sectional cohorts of patients with a colostomy after rectal cancer in Denmark, Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, China, Portugal, Australia, Lithuania, Egypt, and Israel were invited to complete questionnaires regarding demographic and socioeconomic factors along with the Colostomy Impact (CI) score, European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) and five anchor questions assessing colostomy impact on HRQoL...
November 2, 2022: BJS Open