Impact of social support on the quality of life in patients with permanent colostomy
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the impact of social support on the quality of life in patients with permanent colostomy .Methods:EORTC QLQ-C30 and the perceived social support scale ( PSSS) were used to investigate 61 patients with permanent colostomy and ana-lyze the quality of life of the patients and social support status .Results:The score of the quality of life of the patients was (61.07 ±21.61) points,the score of each functional dimension was lower than the reference value;the difference in the comparison of the score of cognitive function was statistically significant(P<0.01);the score of social support was (64.18 ±7.91)points,of which the highest score of family support was (22.15 ±2.86) points;in the quality of life,the emotional function was positively correlated with social support (P<0.01), the social function was positively correlated with friend support and social support (P<0.05).Conclusion:The social support is an impor-tant factor to influence the quality of life in patients with permanent colostomy ,so the sources of social support should be fully utilized and the various interventions be taken in clinical nursing work in order to improve the quality of life of the patients .
Keywords：Social supportPermanent colostomyQuality of life
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 11-12,13 )