Rectal cancer patients from rural areas in northern Sweden report more pain and problems with stoma care than those from urban areas

• Main Authors: Simon Näverlo (Author), Ulf Gunnarsson (Author), Karin Strigård (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: James Cook University, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Having a stoma after bowel surgery is associated with inferior quality of life (QoL). The county of Västerbotten in Sweden is a large and sparsely populated area. Competence regarding stoma-related problems is restricted to hospital-based stoma nurses and surgeons. Patients li...