Open AccessQuality of life after colorectal surgery: A prospective study of patients compared with their spouses
Author(s) -
Gökçe Aylaz,
Cihangir Akyol,
Akın Fırat Kocaay,
Derya Gökmen,
Ayşe Burcu Yavuzarslan,
Ayhan Bülent Erkek,
Mehmet Ayhan Kuzu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9366
DOI - 10.4240/wjgs.v13.i9.1050
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , quality of life (healthcare) , prospective cohort study , colorectal surgery , quality (philosophy) , general surgery , colorectal cancer , nursing , abdominal surgery , cancer , philosophy , epistemology
Although radical surgery for colorectal cancer improves the oncological outcomes, a significant portion of patients suffer from alterations in their quality of life (QoL). There are many studies investigating the QoL of patients who have colorectal cancer but none of these focus on the QoL of spouses.