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 |