Professional paper
Incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in Požega-Slavonia county and quality of life of operated patients
Irina Matijević
; Pakrac General Hospital
Zrinka Puharić
; Technical College Bjelovar, Professional study of nursing
Ksenija Eljuga
; Technical College Bjelovar, Professional study of nursing
Tamara Salaj
; Technical College Bjelovar, Professional study of nursing
Mirna Žulec
; Technical College Bjelovar, Professional study of nursing
Abstract
Incidence and mortality of colorectal carcinoma in Pozega Slavonia county and quality of life
of operated patients.Article shows the incidence and mortality of colorectal cancer in PozegaSlavonia County and examine the quality of life of patients after surgery.The data on the
incidence and mortality of was obtained from the Institute of Public Health in Pozega-Slavonia County. Research on the quality of life of patients after a colon cancer surgery was
carried out based on a questionnaire focusing on patients with intestinal stoma.The subjects
were given a detailed explanation about the purpose of the research. The total of 51 persons
were surveyed, most of them were members of the Association ILCO Pozega, 41 persons,
while the remaining 10 were patients from the area of Lipik and Pakrac, who were not
members of the Association.The results of the research showed that the quality of life after a
surgery depended largely on the support and understanding of a patient’s family, friends and
milieu. Changes in diet, sleep, daily activities and sex life observed in some patients. The
patients have adjusted their habits to new circumstances of life with stoma tools.
Keywords: colorectal cancer, incidence, mortality, quality of life.
Keywords
colorectal cancer, incidence, mortality, quality of life.
Hrčak ID:
298436
URI
Publication date:
7.1.2016.
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