Emmanuelle da Cunha Ferreira1, Maria Helena Barbosa2, Helena Megumi Sonobe3, Elizabeth Barichello2. 1. Postgraduate Program in Health Care, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2. Postgraduate Program in Health Care, Hospital Care Nursing Department, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 3. Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: to assess self-esteem (SE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer. METHOD: cross sectional research with a quantitative approach. Three instruments were used for data collection: one instrument containing sociodemographic and clinical data, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire. RESULTS: SE and HRQoL were considered satisfactory. Significant statistical difference was found in the social function domain and marital status, ostomy duration, location, and time; global health scale and ostomy type; cognitive function and pain in the ostomy site. There was a correlation between self-esteem and all the functional scales and the global health scale. CONCLUSION: knowing SE and HRQoL levels, in addition to the variables that influence them, supports ostomized patients' care planning, rehabilitation, and social autonomy.
OBJECTIVE: to assess self-esteem (SE) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in ostomized patients due to colorectal cancer. METHOD: cross sectional research with a quantitative approach. Three instruments were used for data collection: one instrument containing sociodemographic and clinical data, Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale, and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire. RESULTS: SE and HRQoL were considered satisfactory. Significant statistical difference was found in the social function domain and marital status, ostomy duration, location, and time; global health scale and ostomy type; cognitive function and pain in the ostomy site. There was a correlation between self-esteem and all the functional scales and the global health scale. CONCLUSION: knowing SE and HRQoL levels, in addition to the variables that influence them, supports ostomized patients' care planning, rehabilitation, and social autonomy.