INTRODUCTION: Colorectal cancer, one of the most frequent malignancies in the West is considered the fourth most common cause of cancer worldwide.
OBJECTIVE: The study had as purpose to relate the life quality and nutritional profile in colorectal cancer colostomized patients.
METHODOLOGY: The patients with ages ranging from 31 to 70, who were attended at the Central Ambulatory from Caxias do Sul University Rio Grande do Sul, were evaluated through BMI (Body Mass Index), % PP (percentage of weigh loss) and PCT (tricipital skinfold), and answered questions about biological, familiar, socioeconomic, health and physical activity factors, and for life quality evaluation the scale WHOQOL-bref was used.
RESULTS: It was possible to see that the average age was 57,9 years, 55% of the patients were females and with regards to BMI 65% were eutrophic. As to social relations, this was the area that showed worse life quality, with 63,8%. Regarding the correlation physical BMI x physical domain, worse life quality was also observed (p=0,014).
CONCLUSION: The results suggest the need to perform nutritional education, with the purpose of advising the patients for improvement of life quality, regarding to eating habits and to social relations.
