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135 6 Better Stoma Care using the Stoma App – does it help? Variable B 95.0% CI Standard error P-value Stoma QoL at three months (Constant) 66.699 54.890 78.507 5.970 <0.001 Intervention Intervention Control* 2.039 - -0.747 - 4.825 - 1.408 - 0.150 - Operation indication Benign Malign* 1.870 - -1.289 - 5.030 - 1.597 - 0.244 - Stoma Ileostomy Colostomy* 0.568 - -2.337 - 3.472 - 1.468 - 0.150 - Psychological QoL at baseline 0.147 0.033 0.262 0.058 0.012 Self-reported psychological problems -8.445 -11.475 -5.415 1.532 <0.001 Disability score at three months -0.762 -1.013 -0.512 0.127 <0.001 Operation setting Elective * Unexpected ostomy Emergency - - - - - -0.780 -6.138 4.578 2.709 0.774 -3.440 -6.622 -0.257 1.609 0.034 Abbreviations: B, beta coefficient for Stoma QoL; CI, confidence interval. * Reference category. Table 4: The indications for readmission Indication for readmission N=208 Intra-abdominal abscess 14 (7.2%) Ileus or no stoma output 5 (2.4%) Nausea 2 (1.0%) Revision stoma 2 (1.0%) Dehydration and/or electrolyte imbalance 2 (1.0%) Pneumoniae 1 (0.5%) Anastomotic leakage 1 (0.5%) Wound infection 1 (0.5%) Other 2 (1.0%)

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