Self-management level of elderly patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease and its correlation with quality of life
10.7619/jcmp.201410011
- VernacularTitle:老年胃食管反流病患者自我管理水平及其与生活质量相关性
- Author:
Yanling HOU
1
;
Bo JIANG
Author Information
1. 四川省成都市第五人民医院
- Keywords:
gastroesophageal reflux;
self-management;
elderly people;
quality of life
- From:
Journal of Clinical Medicine in Practice
2014;(10):31-34
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the self-management level in patients with gastroe-sophageal reflux disease (GERD)and its influence on patients′health states,and meanwhile to an-alyze the correlation between self-management level and quality of life.Methods GERD self-management behavior scale and health status questionnaire were used to evaluate states of 372 el-derly patients with GERD.Results Self-management level and quality of life in elderly patients with GERD were at a relatively low level,and there was a positive correlation between the pa-tients′self-management level and quality of life.Conclusion Medical staffs should adopt targeted measures to strengthen health education on self-management in elderly patients with GERD,and implementation of these measures can improve the quality of life of patients.
