[QUALYPOLL. Questionnaire which measures the quality of life for patients who have undergone an intestinal or urological ostomy].
The authors publish the first precise, specific, valid questionnaire in Spanish which measures the quality of life related to health for patients who have undergone an intestinal or urological ostomy; furthermore, this questionnaire has been validated in a sample of Spanish population. The OPM Division of B. Braun Medical was the sponsor of the study which led to the creation of this QUALYPOLL questionnaire. Statistical validation of the data complied was performed by Health Outcomes Research Europe which carried out a multi-centric national study to evaluate the measuring properties of the aforementioned QUALYPOLL questionnaire on patients who have undergone an intestinal or urological ostomy.
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Ma de la Encina
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Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid.
Cantarino
Isabel
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de la Quintana
Paloma
P
Estrada
Ma Antonia
MA
Adelina
Fernández
F
Martínez
F J
FJ
Martínez
Ma Carmen
MC
Martínez
Dolores
D
Mateos
Lourdes
L
Poca
Teresa
T
Ruiz
Dolores
D
Salvador
Fuensanta
F
Sánchez
Ma Isabel
MI
Villalba
Esperanza
E
D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010030:Ostomy / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014570:Urologic Diseases / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery