TABLE 3. Health Utility by Levels of Health Stressor and Social Connectivity^a.

	Social Connectivity
	Very Socially Isolated, 0-11	Isolated or Low Levels of Social Support, 12-15	Some Social Support, 16-18	Socially Connected, 19-21	Very Socially Connected, 22-24
No peristomal skin irritation	0.605	0.616	0.668	0.703	0.758
Mild to moderate peristomal skin irritation	0.592	0.624	0.658	0.678	0.731
Severe peristomal skin irritation	0.566	0.594	0.618	0.658	0.700

^aHealth utility values are adjusted for age, time from surgery, gender, and general health. Social connectivity is categorized according to levels described by Hawthorne. A statistically significant difference exists between peristomal skin levels, P < .0001. The linear decrease in health utility values by social connectivity, for each level of peristomal skin condition, was found to be statistically significant; P < .0001