Validation of the colostomy impact score in patients ostomized for a benign condition.

Helle Ø Kristensen Marianne Krogsgaard Peter Christensen Thordis Thomsen

Published in: Colorectal disease : the official journal of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (2020)

The CI score is a valid instrument for assessing stoma-related impact on HRQL regardless of the underlying condition leading to stoma formation, and the CI score discriminates meaningfully between groups with known differences in stoma-related reduced HRQL.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction

chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed

peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors

clinical evaluation