Gastrointestinal quality of life in patients after anti reflux surgery. Dis Esophagus 2009;22(2):177-84
Date
02/12/2009Pubmed ID
19207552DOI
10.1111/j.1442-2050.2008.00895.xScopus ID
2-s2.0-60549096344 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
A subset of patients does not report improvement of symptoms or satisfaction after antireflux surgery. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of pre-existing depression as a factor in patient satisfaction and gastrointestinal quality of life index (GIQLI) outcomes after antireflux surgery. Patients undergoing antireflux surgery who had filled a preoperative quality of life score and had more than 1 year follow-up were included in this study. Based on available history and self-reported medication use, patients were divided in two groups: with depression (group A) and without depression (group B). Fifty-four patients with completed preoperative GIQLI questionnaire were contacted for this study; 32 (59%) patients completed the postoperative questionnaire. Seven patients (22%) had psychological disorder (group A) in the form of depression The GIQLI in groups A and B increased significantly from 64.4 +/- 17.3 and 89.6 +/- 18.6 to 88.6 +/- 23.7 (P < 0.001) and 102.2 +/- 18.6 (P = 0.02), respectively, after the surgery. There was significant improvement in the quality of life in patients after antireflux surgery based on the GIQLI assessment. This improvement was also reported in patients with history of depression.
Author List
Yano F, Sherif AE, Turaga K, Stadlhuber RJ, Tsuboi K, Ramaswamy S, Mittal SKMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultAged
Comorbidity
Depression
Female
Gastroesophageal Reflux
Hernia, Hiatal
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Satisfaction
Postoperative Period
Quality of Life