The Determinants of the Quality of Life of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Patients Attending King Saud University Medical City

Sulaiman A Alshammari,Khaled M Aloqeely,Yazeed I Al-Dossare,Abdulaziz M Alabdulkareem,Naser O Alrashdan,Muath I Alhumud,Saud A Alghufaily

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Journal: Cureus	Publication Date: Aug 1, 2020
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BackgroundGastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease and has an adverse effect on the quality of life (QoL) of patients. Studies on the QoL of GERD patients would increase awareness among healthcare providers about the magnitude of the problem and how to manage it.ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the essential variables that affected the QoL of GERD patients at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.MethodThis was a cross-sectional study performed using quantitative questionnaires, which was conducted at KSUMC during the period from September 1, 2019, to April 1, 2020. We used the gastroesophageal reflux disease health-related quality of life (GERD-HRQL) questionnaire. Additionally, the authors collected information about sociodemographic variables and concomitant diseases from each participant.ResultsThe study included 200 participants; 58.5% of them were males. Around 34.9% of participants in the age group A (18-34 years) had poor QoL compared to 57.5% and 50% of participants from the counterpart groups, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference in the QoL among various age groups (p: 0.006). Furthermore, 58.9% of obese participants had poor QoL; there was a statistically significant difference in the QoL between normal-weight and obese groups (p: 0.013).ConclusionThe QoL of GERD patients was found to be affected negatively by increasing age and high body mass index (BMI). None of the other demographic variables and concomitant diseases had any significant effect on the QoL of the participants.

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease, and it is the most common GI-related diagnosis given during in-office visits [1]
This study aimed to determine the essential variables that affected the quality of life (QoL) of GERD patients at King Saud University Medical City (KSUMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
None of the other demographic variables and concomitant diseases had any significant effect on the QoL of the participants

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease, and it is the most common GI-related diagnosis given during in-office visits [1]. GERD is a disorder that develops when the gastric reflux causes troubling symptoms and complications [8]. GERD, apart from its serious effect on the quality of life (QoL), can progress to many complications such as esophageal cancer [11,12]. It has been reported that all aspects and domains of the QoL are impaired by GERD [13]. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a common gastrointestinal (GI) tract disease and has an adverse effect on the quality of life (QoL) of patients. Studies on the QoL of GERD patients would increase awareness among healthcare providers about the magnitude of the problem and how to manage it

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