Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Sexual Quality of Life Scale Specific to Patients with a Stoma

Objective: This study was conducted to develop a Sexual Quality of Life Scale Specific for Patients with a Stoma. Methods: The study used a methodological design and involved 179 people with an intestinal stoma. Results: Following exploratory factor analysis, the scale found that the scale to consist of four subdimensions (worries about spouse/partner, body image distortion, sexual dysfunction, and negative emotions) and 24 items explaining these dimensions. All factors together were found to explain 84.923% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis model showed a good fit, with factor loadings ranging from 0.584 to 0.975. The subdimensions had high Cronbach's alpha values between 0.910 and 0.981, indicating high internal consistency. Conclusion: As a result of the overall psychometric evaluation of the Stoma Sexual Quality of Life Scale, it was found to be a valid and reliable tool for assessing sexual quality of life in individuals with an intestinal stoma.