Predicting life with a permanent end colostomy: A prospective study on function, bother and acceptance.
Sofia SandbergDan AsplundDavid BockCarolina EhrencronaBjörn OhlssonJennifer ParkJacob RosenbergKenneth SmedhSofie WalmingEva HaglindPublished in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2021)
Stoma-related bother was associated with overall stoma dysfunction. As stoma-related bother is a multifactorial problem, it was not possible to predict which patients will experience stoma-related bother. It is therefore of importance to prevent stoma-related symptoms and optimise stoma function to reduce long-term bother and increase stoma acceptance.