Comparative characteristics of scales for assessing the quality of life of stoma patients (review)

Abstract

AIM: to compare various scales for assessing the quality of life of stoma patients in order to provide the most complete and objective assessment.MATERIALS AND METHODS: literature sources from the medical databases PubMed, MedLine, Scopus were analyzed. The studied literature sources were published in different countries, which made it possible to identify both global and country-specific criteria for assessing the quality of life of patients.CONCLUSION: the specific SQOLS and Stoma-QOL scales are of the greatest scientific and practical value, and the nonspecific SF-36 scale does not lose its scientific significance. These scales are most often used in various medical and scientific institutions to study the life of ostomy patients. They are simple and easy to use, their reliability and validity have been proven by specially conducted studies.