Table 1.

Characteristics of the studied group.

Characteristic		n	%
Gender	woman	52	52
	man	48	48
Age	65–70 years	44	44
	71–76 years	33	33
	77–81 years	13	13
	82–89 years	5	5
	90 > years	5	5
Marital status	never married / bachelor	9	9
	divorced / divorced	6	6
	widow / widower	24	24
	married / married / in a partnership	61	61
Domicile	city of >500 thousand inhabited	37	37
	city up to 500 thousand inhabited	47	47
	village	16	16
Education	basic	7	7
	medium	40	40
	higher	16	16
	professional	37	37
Time since stoma creation	<6 months ago	39	39
	7–12 months ago	27	24
	2–4 years ago	20	20
	>5 years ago	14	14
Stoma creation and the impact on the quality of life	did not affect the quality of life	10	10
	yes, it slightly worsened the quality of life	43	43
	yes, it has greatly worsened the quality of life	47	47
Relationships with loved ones after stoma creation	have not changed	43	43
	more support than before the procedure	46	46
	less support than before the procedure	11	11
Intimate contact after the stoma creation	intimacy has not changed	71	71
	yes, I avoid intimate contacts	29	29
Physical activity after stoma creation	has not changed	12	12
	yes, for the worse	85	85
	yes, for the better	3	3
Acceptance of the current life situation	I accept the intestinal stoma partially	43	43
	I accept the intestinal stoma fully	24	24
	I do not accept the intestinal stoma	18	18
	other	15	15

n—total number of patients.