Table 1.
Respondent characteristics (n = 425)
| Characteristics | Respondents (n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 102 (24.1) |
| Female | 322 (75.9) |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Age when first had stoma | |
| < 20 | 26 (6.1) |
| 21–30 | 44 (10.4) |
| 31–40 | 83 (19.5) |
| 41–50 | 98 (23.1) |
| 51–60 | 89 (20.9) |
| 61–70 | 64 (15.1) |
| > 70 | 21 (4.9) |
| Reason for first stoma | |
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease | 165 (39.4) |
| Colorectal cancer | 93 (22.2) |
| Diverticular disease | 47 (11.2) |
| Bowel perforation / rupture | 24 (5.7) |
| Other cancer or benign tumour | 20 (4.8) |
| Other | 70 (16.7) |
| Unknown | 6 |
| Stoma at time of survey? | |
| Yes | 397 (93.4) |
| No | 28 (6.6) |
| Length of time with stoma | |
| < 1 year | 117 (27.6) |
| 1–2 years | 73 (17.2) |
| 2–4 years | 90 (21.2) |
| > 5 years | 144 (34.0) |
| Unknown | 1 |
| Seen stoma nurse specialist? | |
| Yes | 409 (97.4) |
| No | 11 (2.6) |
| Unknown | 5 |
a Percentages calculated excluding the unknowns