QUALITY OF LIFE IN ISTRIAN COUNTY OF PERSONS WITH OSTOMY

Cilj istraživanja je ispitati kvalitetu života kod osoba sa trajnom ili privremenom stomom, te ispitati postoji li razlika u kvaliteti života kod osoba sa trajnom ili privremenom stomom prema dobi, spolu i bračnom stanju. Ispitanici i metode: u istraživanju je sudjelovalo 50 osoba, članovi Stoma kluba Pula. Obuhvaćena su oba spola u dobi iznad tridesete godine i stariji uvjet da pristupe ispitivanju bio je da imaju privremenu ili trajnu stomu. Kao instrument istraživanja koristio se anonimni upitnik Quality of life Questionnaire for a Patient with an Ostomy, preveden i prilagođen hrvatskom jeziku. Rezultati: istraživanju je pristupilo više osoba muškog spola, kao 68% osoba sa karcinomom debelog crijeva. Nije nađena statistički značajna razlika u bračnom stanju i ocjeni kvalitete života ( p˂0,01) također nema razlike u ocjeni kvalitete života između osoba u radnom statusu i onih koji to nisu. Taj podatak se može objasniti činjenicom da je većina ispitanih umirovljena. Anketirani su iskazali strah u vezi neugodnih mirisa zbog stome, te su morali mijenjati prehrambene navike. Zaključak: postoje razlike u procjeni kvalitete života između bolesnika sa trajnom stomom i onih sa privremenom, kolorektalni karcinom najčešći je razlog ugradnje stome.The aim of the study is to examine the quality of life of people with permanent or temporary stomach and to examine whether there is a difference in the quality of life of people with permanent or temporary stomach by age, sex and marital status. Subjects and methods: 50 persons participated in the research, members of Stoma klub Pula. Both sexes were over the age of thirty years old and the older requirement to approach the examination was to have a temporary or permanent stem. An anonymous Questionnaire for Quality of Life Questionnaire for a Patient with an Ostomy was used as an instrument of research, translated and adapted to Croatian language. RESULTS: Several persons of male sex have been admitted to the study, as 68% of persons with colon cancer. There was no statistically significant difference in marital status and quality of life assessment (p˂0.01). There was also no difference in the quality of life assessment between people in the working status and those who did not. This data can be explained by the fact that the majority of those retired are retired. The respondents expressed fear of unpleasant smells of stool and had to change their eating habits. Conclusion: There are differences in assessing the quality of life among patients with permanent stomach and those with temporary, colorectal cancer is the most common cause of stool building