text: Eighteen patients who had undergone stoma surgery were assessed with respect to their anxiety level and self-reported quality of life ( QoL ) on three occasions ; namely , immediately after surgery , 5 weeks after surgery , and 10 weeks after surgery .
entities.text: anxiety level and self-reported quality of life ( QoL )
entities.type: outcome
entities.text: Eighteen patients who had undergone stoma surgery
entities.type: participant