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Date Published: 23/09/2022
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v518i1.3308
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Vol. 518 No. 1 (2022)
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Thị Phương Thanh, P. ., & Văn Khiên, V. . (2022). ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH GERD (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE) USING QOLRAD QUESTIONNAIRE. Vietnam Medical Journal, 518(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v518i1.3308

ASSESSING QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH GERD (GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE) USING QOLRAD QUESTIONNAIRE

Phạm Thị Phương Thanh1,, Vũ Văn Khiên2
1 Hanoi Medical University
2 108 Military Central Hospital

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Objective: To assess the quality of life of patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease by using the QOLRAD questionnaire. Methods: A cross-sectional study on 323 patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease in Hanoi Medical University Hospital from July to December 2021. All patients were assessed for quality of life according to the QOLRAD questionnaire. Results: The vitality domain (3.75± 1,60) most affected by symptoms of GERD, next to the eating/drinking disorders (4.59±1,46), sleeping disorders (4.83±1,71), emotional distress (5.43±1,43) and physical/pocial function (6.09±1,08). Age group with the domain of sleep disturbance, BMI with the of eating/eating status, duration of GERD with the domain of vitality, economic characteristics and number of meals per day with most of the domain of quality of life involved were statistically significant (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The QOLRAD questionnaire is reliable and meaningful in assessing the impact of GERD on the quality of daily living of patients.

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GERD, quality of life, QOLRAD

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