THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTED DUODENAL ULCER PATIENTS BEFORE AND AFTER TREATMENT AT HANOI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Anh Tú Hoàng, Thị Vân Hồng Nguyễn, Thị Lan Anh Vũ

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Objective: Assessment of the quality of life and related factors of helicobacter pylori infected duodenal ulcer patients before and after treatment at Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Hanoi Medical University Hospital on 200 patients with duodenal ulcers infected with Helicobacter pylori before and after treatment with the aim of assessing the quality of life of patients and describing a patient's quality of life. number of influencing factors.
Results and conclusion: show that the mean score of quality of life according to the SF-36 scale (100 point scale) is 66.66 ± 13.70. Most patients with duodenal ulcer have an average quality of life according to the SF-36 scale with a rate of 70.5%. The percentage of patients with low quality of life is 0.5%. There is a relationship between the quality of life and the age group from 40 years old and above, place of residence. The level of change in physical health, mental health, quality of life in the group with
epigastric pain, nocturnal pain before treatment improved significantly than the other group with statistical significance with p < 0.05. Hospitals need to research solutions to improve pain symptoms in patients with duodenal ulcers infected with Helicobacter pylori so that patients have a better quality of life, especially in the elderly.

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