PMID: 19947396Dec 2, 2009Paper

Influence of age on quality of life of patients with intestinal stoma

Advances in Gerontology = Uspekhi Gerontologii
V I Pomazkin

Abstract

The work presents the research data on quality of life of 63 patients with temporary intestinal stoma. The basic group was made of 35 patients aged 60+ years, 38 patients younger than 60 years were included in the control group. Researches were carried out by means of a scale of an estimation of quality of life MOS-SF-36 in 3 and 6 months after the colostomy. In 3 months after colostomy, the indicators estimating physical well-being were above in the control group, the indicators estimating mental well-being were comparable. In 6 months the positive dynamics of indicators of physical health was marked in the group of 60+ patients but it was less than in the control group. Indicators of mental health in elderly patients did not vary considerably in this period, unlike the indicators of younger patients where authentic improvement was marked. The conclusion is drawn that age is the independent factor influencing quality of life of stomas patients, thus quality of life suffered more in older patients.

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