Table 2.
Differences (means and confidence intervals) on sexual outcomes and body image distress by ostomy group
| Measure and possible range | GLM | Never had ostomy (N = 98) |
Past ostomy (N = 18) |
Current ostomy (N = 25) |
F value | Partial η2 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical impact on sexual function (.2–6) | Unadjusted | 2.15 (1.94, 2.35)a | 3.19 (2.71, 3.66)b | 3.38 (2.97, 3.79)b | 19.06 | .26 | <.001 |
| Adjusteda | 2.00 (1.79, 2.21)a | 2.97 (2.51, 3.43)b | 3.04 (2.63, 3.45)b | 18.79 | .24 | <.001 | |
| Body image distress (0–30) | Unadjusted | 6.09 (4.71, 7.48)a | 7.22 (3.99, 10.46)a | 13.26 (10.51, 16.00)b | 10.62 | .13 | <.001 |
| Adjustedb | 6.48 (5.42, 7.54)a | 8.67 (6.20, 11.13) | 12.26 (10.10, 14.43)b | 11.68 | .15 | <.001 | |
| Female sexual function (2–36) | Unadjusted | 18.14 (14.07, 22.20)a | 10.77 (5.03, 16.52)b | 4.47 | .10 | .04 | |
| Adjustedc | 18.63 (15.08, 22.17)a | 10.39 (5.16, 15.63)b | 6.87 | .16 | .01 | ||
| Male sexual function (5–75) | Unadjusted | 41.38 (34.67, 48.08) | 33.73 (19.01, 48.45) | 36.83 (22.74, 50.93) | 0.53 | .01 | .59 |
| Adjustedd | 35.60 (28.26, 42.94) | 39.60 (26.27, 52.93) | 35.77 (23.55, 47.98) | .12 | .00 | .88 | |
| Erectile function (1–30) | Unadjusted | 16.64 (13.29, 20.00) | 13.55 (6.18, 20.91) | 13.92 (6.87, 20.97) | 0.45 | .01 | .64 |
| Adjustede | 13.87 (10.27, 17.46) | 17.28 (10.69, 23.87) | 12.34 (6.33, 18.35) | .61 | .02 | .54 |
Note: medical impact on sexual function=SFQ medical impact subscale score; body image distress=BIS; female sexual function=FSFI total score; male sexual function=IIEF total score; erectile function=IIEF erectile dysfunction domain. Possible ranges are presented for each outcome measure. Means are presented followed by confidence intervals in parentheses. F values, partial η2 and p values are presented for the variable “ostomy type” in each model. Groups that were significantly different from one another in post hoc tests are shown with differing superscripts. The female sexual function comparison included past and current ostomy patients in one group
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