Influence of the out-hospital health education on the quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence of the out-hospital health education on the quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis （UC）.Methods One hundred and eighty-two UC patients were chosen and divided into the control group and the study group according to the random number table .The out-hospital health education of UC was held .The patients and their families in the study group received the health education every month, and the control group received the telephone follow-up every month for one year .The effective rate of treatment, the rate of recurrence and the score of quality of life were observed in two groups after the intervention .Results The cases of loss of follow-up at the end of study were 8 cases in the study group , and were 5 cases in the control group .The effective rate of treatment one year after the discharge was 90 .36%（75/83） in the study group, and was 72.09% （62/86） in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （χ^2 =9.183, P=0.002）.The rate of recurrence one year after the discharge was 20.89%（19/83） in the study group, and was 39.53%（34/86） in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （χ^2 =7.825, P=0.005）.The score of quality of life in the study group was better than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant （t =11.428,P〈0.05）.Conclusions The out-hospital health education can reduce the rate of recurrence , and improve the effective rate of treatment and quality of life of UC patients . Key words: Colitis,ulcerative; Health education; Quality of life