A mixed-methods evaluation of health-related quality of life for male veterans with and without intestinal stomas

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2054-2066

  Krouse, Robert S ^a,c   Grant, Marcia ^b   Wendel, Christopher S ^c   Mohler, M Jane ^a,c   Rawl, Susan M ^d   Baldwin, Carol M ^e   Coons, Stephen Joel ^f   McCorkle, Ruth ^g   Ko, Clifford Y ^h   Schmidt, C Max ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ARIZONA VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^g YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Ostomy; Quality of life; Stomas

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL STATUS; STOMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VETERAN; WELLBEING;

AGED; ENTEROSTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL DISEASES; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 37249037612     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: 15300358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9004-7     Document Type: Article

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