Clinical Findings of Peeters et al for Monitoring the Function of a Stoma

 

Parameters monitored:

(1) skin irritation around the stoma

(2) smell

(3) bleeding from the stoma

(4) leakage around the stoma (stool, blood, mucus)

(5) pain at the stoma

(6) noise

Frequency Term	Translation
never	never or very rare
sometimes	less than once a week
often	once a week or more but not every day
always	every day

 

This is scale does not indicate how severe a problem is. Other instruments have included a combination score based on frequency and severity levels. for each finding.

 

To keep the score simple, a modified scoring scheme might be based on how much of a problem the finding has been for the patient. This is point assignment is not linear since the impact on the patient is not linear.

 

Degree of Problem	Points
not a problem	0
minimal	1
mild	2
moderate	4
severe	7
extreme	10

 

total score =

= SUM(points for all 6 parameters)

 

Interpretation:

• minimum score: 0 (no problems whatsoever)

• maximum score: 60