Assessment of Quality of Lıfe in Patients with Anorectal Malformations

Year 2024, Volume: 10 Issue: 1, 59 - 70, 28.03.2024

Volkan Altınok , Zehra Günyüz Temir

https://doi.org/10.19127/mbsjohs.1399632

Abstract

Objective: Our main purpose in this study is to examine the effects of patients on their quality of life (QOL) according to anorectal malformations (ARM) types, and to compare them to patients with stool incontinence in the healthy population.
Methods: The research group was selected from 116 patients who were operated due to ARM between 2004-2018 and fulfilled the inclusion criteria, in University of Health Science İzmir Dr. Behçet Uz Pediatric Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital. The control group was composed of 12 participants among 348 children between the ages 5-15 who were operated for phimosis in 2018 -2019. Fecal Incontinence Related Life Quality Questionnaire (QQVCFCA) scales were applied to both groups. SPSS 22.0 program was used.
Results: The research group was completed with 75 participants and the control group with 12 participants. The QQVCFCA score of the low-type ARM was significantly higher than the participants with the high-type ARM (p <0.001). The QQVCFCA score was lower in patients with additional anomalies, poor physical examination, presence of fistula and ongoing problems. There was no significant difference between the study group and the control group in terms of QQVCFCA score. However, high type ARM patients were found to have lower QQVCFCA (p <0.001) scores than the control group.
Conclusion: QOL results of high-type ARM patients were significantly higher than low-type ARM. While there is no significant difference in quality of life as total score; In behavior, lifestyle, and depression subtypes, the results were worse than the control group.

Keywords

Anorectal Malformation, Quality of Life, QQVCFCA

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