Quality of life in ostomy patients: a qualitative study | Zendy

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Quality of life in ostomy patients: a qualitative study

Author(s) -

Mansoureh Zagheri Tafreshi,

Maryam Rassouli,

Azam Dabirian,

Farideh Yaghmaie

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

patient preference and adherence

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.885

H-Index - 48

ISSN - 1177-889X

DOI - 10.2147/ppa.s14508

Subject(s) - quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , qualitative research , colostomy , affect (linguistics) , quality (philosophy) , disease , gerontology , social support , nursing , psychology , social psychology , surgery , pathology , social science , philosophy , communication , epistemology , sociology

Therapeutic procedures may not only treat disease but also affect patient quality of life. Therefore, quality of life should be measured in order to assess the impact of disease and therapeutic procedures. To identify clients' problems, it is necessary to assess several dimensions of quality of life, including physical, spiritual, economic, and social aspects. In this regard, we conducted a qualitative study to explore quality of life and its dimensions in ostomy patients referred to the Iranian Ostomy Association.

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