JOURNAL OF SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY (MEDICAL SCIENCE) ›› 2021, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (12): 1677-1682.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-8115.2021.12.019

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Health-related quality of life and its influencing factors among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease

Zi-yun GAO(), Yu-qing YAN, Tian-ying TONG, Li-jun NING, Jie HONG(), Zhen-hua WANG()   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200001, China
  • Received:2021-05-26 Online:2021-12-28 Published:2022-01-28
  • Contact: Jie HONG,Zhen-hua WANG E-mail:gaoziyun1995@163.com;jiehong97@sjtu.edu.cn;zhenhuawang@126.com
  • Supported by:
    Shanghai Municipal Education Commission—Gaofeng Clinical Medicine Grant Support(20152512)

Abstract: Objective

·To evaluate the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and to explore the related factors.

Methods

·EuroQol 5-Dimensions Instrument with 5-Level Scale (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire was conducted on 108 GERD patients who visited the Gastroenterology Clinic of Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine from May to December 2019. GERD-Q questionnaire was used to assess their clinical symptoms. Other data including sociodemographic characteristics, disease-related information and medical costs were collected at the same time. Fisher's exact test was used to compare the amount and proportion of patients who had health problems in each dimension. The univariate Tobit model was used to select the influencing factors that were correlated with the EQ-5D-5L utility. Multivariate regression analysis such as the ordinary least squares (OLS) and Logistic regression model were employed to explore the factors affecting HRQoL of GERD patients.

Results

·In the 108 patients, the average EQ-5D-5L utility score was 0.855 with a standard deviation (SD) of 0.162. In the subgroups of body mass index (BMI) (P=0.000), gender (P=0.000), endoscopy grade (P=0.000), GERD-Q score (P=0.049), medication and medical expenditures (P=0.000), the difference of proportion of patients who reported they had health problem were statistically significant. In OLS model, GERD-Q score greater than/equal to 8 and the higher medical expenditure had a negative impact on HRQoL (P<0.05), while use of antacids had a positive effect (P<0.05). Logistic regression analysis indicated that disease duration (OR=1.222, P=0.050) and use of antacids (OR=10.808, P=0.044) had positive relationship with HRQoL.

Conclusion

·GERD could decrease the HRQoL of patients, and it requires the support and attention of medical decision-makers.

Key words: gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), EuroQol 5-Dimensions Instrument with 5-Level Scale (EQ-5D-5L), health-related quality of life (HRQoL)

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