Abstract:PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to examine the influence of personal and clinical factors on psychosocial adjustment in persons living with an ostomy for less than 1 year.
DESIGN:
A cross-sectional survey.
SUBJECTS AND SETTING:
The study sample comprised 183 adult individuals who had a colostomy, ileostomy, or urostomy for less than 1 year, residing in the Northeastern United States.
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