Clinical Study

Long-Term Followup of Patients with Active J-Reservoirs after Restorative Proctocolectomy for Ulcerative Colitis with regard to Reservoir Function, Mucosal Changes, and Quality of Life

Table 4

Influence of average daytime stoolfrequency on factors of importance for quality of life in 100 patients with low (2–4 per day), medium (5–6 per day), and high (7–13 per day) faecal frequency.

LowMediumHigh
(2–4 pr. day)(5–6 pr. day)(7–13 pr. day) 𝑃 ( a )
𝑛 = 2 7 % 𝑛 = 4 3 % 𝑛 = 3 0 %

Problems in work (often/sometimes)2626630.013
Sore perineum (often/sometimes)5970830.000
Pain in reservoir (often/sometimes)2226520.045
Medication for pain (often/sometimes) 72210.006
Use of diaper (often/sometimes)2216400.051
Avoid food due to loose stool4850830.006
Avoid food due to other problems2340710.001
Social life better/worse17/1320/2213/500.026
Sexual life better/worse19/1514/147/230.485
Reservoir worse than expected 810200.484
Want ileostomy back often/sometimes) 0 5200.130
Life compared to ileostomy much better8175540.134
Regretted reservoir operation often/sometimes)11 7230.443

( a ) 𝑃 value from Pearson’s Chi-square test.