PMID: 31364994Aug 1, 2019Paper

Relationships Among Spiritual Well-being, Adjustment, and Quality of Life in Patients With a Stoma: A Cross-sectional, Descriptive Study

Wound Management & Prevention
Cahide AyikDeniz Cenan

Abstract

Individual spiritual preferences and adjustment to a stoma may affect quality of life. This study aimed to investigate the relationship among and the factors that influence spiritual well-being, adjustment to a stoma, and quality of life in patients with a stoma. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted over 6 months among outpatients with a stoma recruited from general surgery and enterostomal therapy clinics of a university hospital in Turkey. Turkish-speaking patients who were at least 18 years of age and had a colostomy or ileostomy for at least 2 months were eligible to participate. Participants independently (or with researcher help if necessary) completed the Sociodemographic Characteristics Form; the 12-item Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale (FACIT-Sp) that utilized 5-point, Likert-style responses to items regarding meaning, peace, and faith (score range 0-48; higher scores indicate more spiritual well-being); the 23-item Ostomy Adjustment Scale that utilized 5-point, Likert-style responses to items regarding acceptance worry, social adjustment, and anger (score range 0-92; higher scores indicate better adjustment); and the 21-item Stoma Quality of Life Scale that used...Continue Reading

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