Stoma Related Complications and Quality of Life Assessments Ethiopia and Sweden
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Cross-sectional comparative study of general and stoma-specific quality of life in patients with stoma in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, and Stockholm, Sweden.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Detailed Description
Objective: To evaluate the quality of life for patients with ostomy in Ethiopia and Sweden using a general and a specific assessment tool.
Design: Comparative descriptive cross-sectional study. Setting: Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital (TASH), Addis Abeba and South General Hospital, Stockholm.
Participants/Exposure: Patients with a permanent ostomy visiting the stoma center in Addis Abeba, patients waiting for ostomy reversal at TASH, and patients visiting the stoma clinic at South General Hospital.
Main outcomes and measure: Quality of life and stoma specific quality of life: EQ5D-5L and Stoma QoL.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
|---|---|
| Ethioperm All patients with a permanent ostomy visiting the stoma center in Addis Abeba |
Other: Quality of life assessment
EQ5D-5L and Stoma QoL
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| EthioTemp All patients waiting for ostomy reversal at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital |
Other: Quality of life assessment
EQ5D-5L and Stoma QoL
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| SweSto All patients visiting the stoma clinic at South General Hospital |
Other: Quality of life assessment
EQ5D-5L and Stoma QoL
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- General quality of life [October 2022 to Jan 2023]
Overall health through visual analogue scale (VAS) from zero (the worst imaginable health) to 100 (the best imaginable health) from the European Quality of Life 5 Dimensions 5 Level Version (EQ5D-5L).
- Stoma-specific quality of life [October 2022 to Jan 2023]
The Stoma Quality of life questionnaire consists of 20 questions about stoma-specific aspects of quality of life where each variable is valued equally. Answers are graded in a four-point scale; 1: always, 2: sometimes, 3: rarely, and 4: not at all, with a maximum score of 80. The higher score the better QoL. To get a comparable overall result, the total score (range 20-80) can be converted to a zero to 100 score.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Stoma complications [October 2022 to Jan 2023]
Nipple necrosis, prolapse, parastomal hernia, leakage, itching, bleeding, pain
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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adult patients (≥ 18 years old)
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having an ostomy for more than two months
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willingness and ability to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- non-intestinal stoma
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital | Addis Abeba | Ethiopia |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Karolinska Institutet
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Åsa Everhov, MD PhD, Karolinska Institutet
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 008/21/Surg