Table 5.
Information, advice or support received about lifestyle behaviours (n = 425)
| PA n (%) | Diet n (%) | Alcohol n (%) | Smoking n (%)a | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After your original stoma surgery, were you ever given any information, advice or support about the following: | ||||
| Yes | 219 (51.5) | 283 (66.6) | 105 (24.7) | 81 (19.2) |
| No and I would not have wanted any information or advice | 14 (3.3) | 12 (2.8) | 156 (36.7) | 246 (58.3) |
| No and I would have liked to have received some information and advice | 177 (41.6) | 127 (29.9) | 135 (31.8) | 49 (11.6) |
| Don’t know | 15 (3.5) | 3 (0.7) | 29 (6.8) | 46 (10.9) |
| Missing | 3 | |||
| If yes, was the advice and support useful? | ||||
| Yes | 202 (92.2) | 233 (82.3) | 97 (92.4) | 63 (77.8) |
| No | 11 (5.0) | 41 (14.5) | 6 (5.7) | 15 (18.5) |
| Don’t know | 6 (2.7) | 9 (3.2) | 2 (1.9) | 3 (3.7) |
a Percentages calculated excluding the missing responses