en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <p dir="ltr"><strong>Background:</strong> A few studies have addressed the impact of stoma on patients&rsquo; social life. This&nbsp;study aimed to understand the problems leading to social isolation of patients undergoing ostomy.<br> <strong>Methods:</strong> A conventional qualitative content analysis by unstructured interviews was conducted&nbsp;on 27 patients with intestinal or urinary diversion ostomy recruited from the Iranian Ostomy&nbsp;Association (IOA) with purposive sampling since March to October.<br> <strong>Results:</strong> The findings showed some concerns after ostomy. These concerns lead to patient&rsquo;s&nbsp;isolation in 4 main categories of &ldquo;sense of exclusion&rdquo;, &ldquo;helplessness in controlling unpleasant&nbsp;side effects&rdquo;, &ldquo;weakness in informing patients&rdquo;, and &ldquo; no support&rdquo;.<br> <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Educational, financial, and cultural support of the patients undergoing ostomy can prevent their social.</p> <p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> Content analysis, Ostomy, Social isolation, Qualitative research 125 131 http://jccnc.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-157-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Nasrin Sarabi n.sarabi@modares.ac.ir 10031947532846002846 10031947532846002846 No Tarbiat Modares University Hasan Navipour NAVIPORH@modares.ac.ir 10031947532846002847 10031947532846002847 Yes Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. Easa Mohammadi mohamade@modares.ac.ir 10031947532846002848 10031947532846002848 No Tarbiat Modares University