Prevalence of leakage and its negative impact on quality of life in people living with a stoma in the UK.
Abstract
Background: People with a stoma are reported to experience leakage, which negatively impacts patient quality of life (QoL).
Aim: To assess the impact of leakage experienced by individuals with a stoma in the UK.
Methods: Data were analysed from 301 patients living in the UK who completed a questionnaire concerning the physical and psychosocial impact of living with a stoma.
Findings: Most respondents had had their stoma for more than 5 years. Nine out of 10 worried about leakage to varying degrees and half the respondents accepted that this was a worry they had to live with. Almost 70% experienced leakage onto clothes within the preceding year, and 28% experienced this monthly. Peristomal skin complications were experienced by 82% of respondents, the severity of which correlated with reductions in QoL.
Conclusion: Despite the consequential negative impact of leakage on QoL, individuals are not seeking advice to resolve leakage-related issues, including from their specialist stoma care nurse.
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Date
2022-09-08
Type
Article
Subject
Gastroenterology
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Citation
Osborne W, White M, Aibibula M, Boisen EB, Ainsworth R, Vestergaard M. Prevalence of leakage and its negative impact on quality of life in people living with a stoma in the UK. Br J Nurs. 2022 Sep 8;31(16):S24-S38. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2022.31.16.S24
Journal / Source Title
British Journal of Nursing
DOI
10.12968/bjon.2022.31.16.S24
PMID
36094040
Publisher
MA Healthcare
Publisher’s URL
http://www.magonlinelibrary.com/toc/bjon/current