Abstract 442P
Background
The number of permanent colostomies performed for rectal cancer is decreasing as trans-anal excision has become the first-choice surgical approach. However, the types of support required for patients who undergo permanent colostomies according to their courses are not elucidated. This study aims to identify the types of support needed by elderly permanent colostomy patients by the postoperative months and investigated how these affected their quality of life.
Methods
This study was performed by a hypothesis testing approach using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire, which were left with the participants, and 335 members of A Ostomy Association were recruited to participate. The questionnaire had three components: 11 original items about care needed by individuals with colostomies, the Ostomate QOL Survey and the SF-12v2. Basic respondent characteristics were totaled by simple tabulation, and correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed to investigate how the number of postoperative months affected the support that the individuals with permanent colostomies wished for, and how the support they wished for affected QOL. The survey period was September 2017. This study was approved by the research ethics committee of the institution.
Results
Data from 137 participants of the mean age of 76.5 years were included in the analysis. The analysis on how support individuals felt needed with permanent colostomies affected their QOL resulted in significant correlations between “Factors related to daily life” , “Physical condition” (β=-.294, p=.011), “Activity” (β=-.267, p=.011) and “Mental and emotional condition” (β=-.410, p=.000). The multiple regression analysis on the support that individuals with permanent colostomies wanted and health-related QOL resulted in significant associations between “Factors related to daily life” and “Roles in daily life ((β=-.285, p=.014) ,(β=-.363, p=.001).
Conclusions
This study suggested that there were differences in the support that elderly with permanent colostomies wanted depending on the number of months or years passed since their colostomy surgery. Furthermore, it showed that the more they wished for care related to their daily life and health-related QOL.
Clinical trial identification
Editorial acknowledgement
Legal entity responsible for the study
The author.
Funding
JAPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B):25293443.
Disclosure
The author has declared no conflicts of interest.
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