CRITICAL APPRAISAL

Authors

: Bahar Mahjoubi, Rezvan Mirzaei, Rasoul Azizi,

Mehdi Jafarinia, Leila Zahedi-Shoolami

Short Title

: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Quality of Life in

Colostomates: A Report from Iran

Journal/Year/Volume/Pages : Health and Qality of Life Outcomes/2012/10/136

Are the study results valid?
1. Was there a representative and well- Ya, terdapat sampel yang representatif
defined sample of patients at a similar dan digambarkan dengan baik dari
point in the course of the disease?

pasien pada poin yang sama dalam

perjalanan penyakit.
Terdapat pada halaman 2.
This cross-sectional study was
conducted from 2009 to 2010. Patients
were selected from among those who
had

undergone

and

chemotherapy

postsurgery for rectal cancer and who

had permanent colostomies, and who
also visited the colorectal clinic of the
Iranian

Ostomy

Society

(IOS)

in

Teheran on a routine basis. The

inclusion criteria were being an adult
over 18 years of age, lack of mental
impairment,

and

the

individuals

willingness to participate in the study

2. Was follow-up sufficiently long and Tidak, karena pada penelitian ini tidak

complete?

dilakukan follow up. Penelitian ini

bersifat

cross

sectional,

sehingga

mengambil alur ke belakang yang

sudah tercatat dalam rekam medis
3.

Were

objective

outcome criteria used?

and

pasien.
unbiased Ya, digunakan kriteria hasil yang
obyektif dan tidak bias.
Terdapat pada halaman 2.
The QoL aspects were assessed
using the EORTC QLQ-C30 and
EORTC QLQ-C38 questionnaires. The
EORTC QLQ-C30 was used to assess
seven aspects: functional status, role
function, general symptoms, cognitive,
emotional,

social

functioning,

and

financial strain. The EORTC QLQ-C38

questionnaire

was

site-specified

module for patients with colon cancer

4. Was there adjustment for important Ya, terdapat penyesuaian faktor-faktor

prognostic factors?

prognostik penting pada penelitian.

Perhitungan skornya menggunakan the
EORTC Scoring manual.
Terdapat pada halaman 2.

The

module

was

developed

according to the EORTC guidelines

and approved after formal review. The
score ranged from 0 to 100 with higher
scores indicating healthier level of
functioning or a high score.. The
scoring was performed using the
EORTC Scoring manual. Quantitative
variables were described as mean

(SE) and qualitative variables as

frequency (relative frequency)
What were the results?
1. How large is the likelihood of the outcome event(s) in a specific period of time?

2. How precise are the estimates of likelihood? (Consider 95% CI)

tidak ada nilai CI 95% pada penelitian. Ketepatan hasil penelitian berdasarkan
perhitungan skor dengan the EORTC Scoring manual.
Can the results be applied to your patient(s)?
3

1. Were the study patients similar to my Tidak bisa dijelaskan.

own?
2. Are the results useful for reassuring Ya, hasil penelitian berguna untuk
or counselling patients?

menginformasikan

kepada

pasien

bahwa kolostomi berkaitan dengan

tingkat

emosi

yang

tinggi

dan

penurunan fungsi seksual.