Abstract
The purpose of this study was to clarify the present status of social activities and associated factors in ostomates．The subjects were 463 ostomates who belong to 3 national ostomy associations and the Stoma Construction Patient Association in Hospital A．A questionnaire was performed,and replies were obtained from 331 ostomates(response rate,71.3％)．As a result of confirmatory factor analysis,a social activity scale consisting of “social participation,”“learning activity,”and“personal activity”was obtained．The Cronbach’s α coefficient was high for the entire scale and each subscale． Evaluation of the association between background variables in the ostomates and social activity measured using the above scale showed more social activity with higher score for“affirmative ways of living”and“subjective health”and a lower score for “anxiety about the future．”
