Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Pancreatitis

Wehler, Markus; Nichterlein, Ralf; Fischer, Bernhard; Farnbacher, Michael; Reulbach, Udo; Hahn, Eckhart G.; Schneider, Thomas

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.04005.x

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“…Pezzilli et al 10 and Wehler et al 11 reported that low BMI was associated with worse quality of life. In the present study, BMI did not correlate with any of the eight quality of life domains, maybe because most study patients had appropriate BMI.…”

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“…Quality of life in younger patients is more compromised than in older patients mainly because of recurrent bouts of abdominal pain 10,11 .…”

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“…Studies have shown that quality of life can be affected by pain and nutritional, metabolic, and gastrointestinal factors, especially in patients with advanced disease 11,27 .…”

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“…Quality of life is low in approximately 85% of the patients with chronic pancreatitis, especially the younger patients, with social consequences [10][11][12] . Chronic pain is the main deteriorator of the quality of life of these patients, more so than other Rev.…”

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“…Gastrointestinal, metabolic, and nutritional (low body mass index) factors also deteriorate quality of life. Diabetes also hurts quality of life, especially the body and mental health domains 10,11,14 . This study aimed to compare quality of life between patients with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis and healthy controls, and between diabetic and non-diabetic alcoholic chronic pancreatitis patients; and then to correlate clinical, sociodemographic, and nutritional factors with quality of life.…”

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Alcoholic chronic pancreatitis: A quality of life study

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A B S T R A C T ObjectiveTo compare the quality of life between patients with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis and controls, and between diabetic and non-diabetic patients, correlating clinical, sociodemographic, and nutritional factors with their quality of life scores. MethodsForty-three outpatients of the pancreas and biliary tract clinic diagnosed with alcoholic chronic pancreatitis were assessed. Quality of life was measured by the Brazilian version of the Short Form-36. The control group consisted of 43 healthy companions. Nutritional status was classified according to body mass index and triceps, biceps, suprailiac, and subscapular skinfold thicknesses, using the appropriate methods. The percentage of body fat was given by adding the four skinfold thicknesses and by bioelectrical impedance analysis. The statistical tests included the Chi-square, Mann-Whitney, and Spearman's correlation tests, with the significance level set at p<0.05. ResultsThe sociodemographic variables of the case and control groups did not differ. Quality of life was lower in alcoholic chronic pancreatitis patients than in controls. The only quality of life domain that differed between diabetics and non-diabetics was functional capacity, lower in diabetics (p=0.022). Smoking duration, alcohol intake in grams, and time since pancreatic surgery correlated negatively with the quality of life of alcoholic chronic pancreatitis patients. Old age, skinfold thicknesses, and percentage of body fat correlated positively with quality of life.

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confidence: 99%

“…Quality of life in younger patients is more compromised than in older patients mainly because of recurrent bouts of abdominal pain 10,11 .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Studies have shown that quality of life can be affected by pain and nutritional, metabolic, and gastrointestinal factors, especially in patients with advanced disease 11,27 .…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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