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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY
卷 21, 期 8, 页码 850-854出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328318ed2d
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Barrett's oesophagus; endoscopic surveillance; Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; quality of life; Short Form-36; Trust in Physician Scale
Objective Barrett's oesophagus (BO) is associated with the development of oesophageal adenocarcinoma and endoscopic surveillance is commonly practised. In view of the clinical, psychological and economic implications of BO, we have studied patients' attitudes towards surveillance, their levels of anxiety and quality of life. Methods Patients with BO undergoing endoscopic surveillance were asked to complete a questionnaire, including seven questions on their experience of surveillance, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Trust in Physician Scale (TIPS) and the Short Form-36 quality of life questionnaire. Results Of the 250 patients invited, 178 responded (71%). One hundred and fifty-one (60%) completed the questionnaire sufficiently for analysis [median age 66 (range 41-79) years, 101 male]. Twenty-nine percent of patients had received too little information concerning surveillance of BO and 22% no information at all. Information was deemed difficult to understand by 24%. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale anxiety score: 14% abnormal, 25% borderline. Quality of life was lower than the general population in seven of eight Short Form-36 parameters. Increasing TIPS score correlated with having received (r=0.33, P<0.001) and understood (r=0.2, P=0.037) BO information, and negatively with the belief that endoscopic surveillance reduced oesophageal adenocarcinoma risk (r=-0.19, P=0.025). Increasing TIPS score was associated with less anxiety (P=0.015) and depression (P=0.001), and better quality of life. Conclusion Patients undergoing endoscopic surveillance for BO suffer anxiety and have impaired quality of life. As trust in their physicians is correlated with receiving sufficient BO information, we surmise that ensuring BO patients understand their condition is likely to improve quality of life, anxiety and depression. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 21:850-854 (C) 2009 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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