Cakir, Selda Karaveli, Ozbayir, TurkanKaraveli Cakir S., Ozbayir T.Cakir, SK, Ozbayir, T2023-05-092023-05-092018-02-012018-01-012018.01.011682-024Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12597/13556The objective of the study was to determine the effect of preoperative stoma site marking on the health- related quality of life (HRQOL).A nonrandomized, quasi-experimental design was used for the study performed from June 2013 to August 2014. The study sample (n:60) included patients for whom a stoma was opened after a planned colorectal surgery. The City of Hope Quality of Life-Ostomy Questionnaire (COHQOL-OQ) was used to measure HRQOL.The mean age of the participants in the experimental group was 53.5±12.83, 18(60%) had colostomies, mean BMI was 25.46 ± 4.25 and mean age of that of the control group was 58.00 ± 14.22, 19(63.3%) had colostomies, mean BMI was 25.28 ± 5.00. A comparison of the two groups indicates that the sixth-month total score of the patients in the experimental group on (COHQOL-OQ) is higher than that of the control group (p<0.05).The study results demonstrated that patient who underwent stoma site marking reported higher HRQOL than those who did not.Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the effect of preoperative stoma site marking on the health- related quality of life (HRQOL). Methods: A nonrandomized, quasi-experimental design was used for the study performed from June 2013 to August 2014. The study sample (n:60) included patients for whom a stoma was opened after a planned colorectal surgery. The City of Hope Quality of Life-Ostomy Questionnaire (COHQOL-OQ) was used to measure HRQOL. Results: The mean age of the participants in the experimental group was 53.5±12.83, 18(60%) had colostomies, mean BMI was 25.46 ± 4.25 and mean age of that of the control group was 58.00 ± 14.22, 19(63.3%) had colostomies, mean BMI was 25.28 ± 5.00.A comparison of the two groups indicates that the sixth-month total score of the patients in the experimental group on (COHQOL-OQ) is higher than that of the control group (p<0.05). Conclusions: The study results demonstrated that patient who underwent stoma site marking reported higher HRQOL than those who did not.trueQuality of lifeStoma site markingSurgical StomasQuality of life | Stoma site marking | Surgical StomasJournal Article10.12669/pjms.341.1410810.12669/pjms.341.141082-s2.0-85043509258WOS:0004283692000312964389714915334