Patient education in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract

A group-based education programme for patients with mild GORD showed no effect on QoL or use of healthcare. Subgroup analyses showed improved QoL only in patients with primary school education, who had been allocated to GORD education.

The Degree of Disease Knowledge in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Multi-center Prospective Study in Korea

“…However, according to a previous study, while patient education may increase the degree of disease knowledge, it may not necessarily improve the quality of life of patients with GERD. 15 Nonetheless, that study had a small sample size and lacked a comparison of therapeutic response. Thus, a larger, multicenter study regarding this issue would be valuable.…”

“…15 For this reason, a well-designed educational program and study in Korea would be valuable. This study was limited by the use of a questionnaire that was validated after translation; thus, there might be some bias due to differences in language and culture.…”

“…[10][11][12][13][14] Evaluation of a patient education program related to GERD found improvement in quality of life in patients who had completed primary school, but not in patients who had advanced education. 15 In order to properly educate patients with GERD, it is necessary to understand how much they already know about their disease. However, no study has examined the degree of disease knowledge in Korean patients with GERD.…”

Non-pharmacological intervention for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in primary care

“…The only previous trial of an education intervention for GORD was based in Norway, 23 and found that increased knowledge about GORD had no impact on quality of life or use of health care. Improved quality of life was only seen in patients with education limited to primary school, suggesting that better educated patients are more knowledgeable about GORD and may manage their symptoms more effectively.…”

Unmet Medical Needs among Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: A Foundation for Improving Management in Primary Care

“…A study by McColl et al [19] revealed that there is a marked disconnect between patients and physicians regarding the severity of patients' GERD symptoms at initial presentation, with fewer than half of the study's patient and physician population agreeing about baseline symptom severity. Another recent investigation found that physicians disagreed with patients with GERD as to what the most common HRQL impairments were [24] . Physicians ranked sleep problems, limited physical activity and tiredness (24,22 and 18%, respectively), whereas patients found dietary restrictions, tiredness and health concerns (63, 49 and 44%, respectively) to be the most affected lifestyle aspects.…”