Quality of life analysis in ostomized colorectal cancer
					patients

assess quality of life in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer, regarding the physical, psychological, social and environmental relationships, treated at the Ostomy Program of the Health Department of Distrito Federal, Brazil.

METHODS:

epidemiological-based, analytical, cross-sectional and descriptive study. The sample consisted of 54 patients enrolled in the Ostomy Program of the Health Department of Distrito Federal - Brazil. The WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used to evaluate quality of life. Data was analyzed by Microsoft (r) Office Excel 2010 and SPSS 20.0.

RESULTS:

the Physical, Social and Environmental aspects were correlated to the mean score, resulting in statistical significance (p<0.0001). The item "Positive feelings" in the Psychological Domain was the only one that did not achieve statistical significance.

CONCLUSION:

the results demonstrate that the care of cancer patients with ostomies should focus on the technical-scientific, political and socio-educational actions, to allow a multidisciplinary team to recognize health as a right for all, working to guarantee the health care process.

Quality of life; Ostomized; Colorectal cancer

Questions	Assessed feature	Cancer
		r	^p
1	Pain and discomfort	0.46	< 0.0001
2	Energy and fatigue	0.62	< 0.0001
3	Sleep and rest	-0.48	< 0.0001
9	Mobility	0.41	< 0.0001
10	Daily life activities	0.50	< 0.0001
11	Dependency on medication or treatments	0.52	< 0.0001
12	Capacity to work	0.49	< 0.0001

Questions	Assessed feature	Cancer
		r	^p
4	Positive feelings	-0.08	0.278
5	Thinking, learning, memory and concentration	0.73	< 0.0001
6	Self-esteem	0.60	< 0.0001
7	Body image and appearance	0.58	< 0.0001
8	Negative feelings	0.59	< 0.0001
24	Spirituality/religion/ personal beliefs	0.39	< 0.0001

Question	Assessed feature	Cancer
		r	^p
13	Personal relationships	0.49	< 0.0001
14	Social support	0.39	< 0.0001
15	Sexual activity	0.43	< 0.0001

Question	Assessed feature	Cancer
		r	^p
16	Physical safety and protection	0,57	< 0,0001
17	Home environment	0,68	< 0,0001
18	Financial resources	0,38	< 0,0001
19	Health and social care: availability and quality	0,59	< 0,0001
20	Opportunities toacquire new information and skills	0,41	< 0,0001
21	Participation in and opportunities of recreation/leisure	0.43	< 0.0001
22	Physical environment: (pollution/noise/ traffic/climate)	0.40	< 0.0001
23	Transportation	0.73	< 0.0001

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[1] *Corresponding author: E-mail: cris.akiko7@gmail.com (C.A. Kimura)