Colostomy may offer hope in improving quality of life: a phenomenological qualitative study with patients dependent on a wheelchair.
Gülden Küçükakça ÇelikSeçil TaylanPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2023)
Results showed that knowledge of a stoma obtained from different sources was a glimmer of hope for patients but that healthcare professionals did not exhibit a supportive attitude toward this hope.