Factors influencing health-related quality of life of those in the Netherlands living with an ostomy.

Background: this study examined the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and wellbeing of people in the Netherlands who had undergone ostomy surgery.

Aims: to assess how an ostomy population perceives their HRQoL and determine key stressors that influence HRQoL in this population.

Methods: a cross-sectional survey, including the City of Hope National Medical Center Quality of Life Questionnaire for patients with an ostomy and a Visual Analogue Scale measuring HRQoL, was used to evaluate postsurgical patients.