Quality of life among patients treated for achalasia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences
H MeshkinpourA Meshkinpour

Abstract

The present study is an attempt to capture the quality of life of achalasia patients after a successful treatment. It is also an effort to assess the extent of the subsequent restrictions achalasia may have imposed upon the patients' life-style. All achalasia patients who were successfully treated between 1984 and 1992 were identified. Qualified patients were supplied with a 12-item quality-of-life questionnaire that had been designed to assess the patients' perceptions of their swallowing function and their general health; the restrictions achalasia had imposed on five areas of performance, which encompassed social activities, family relationships, travel experiences, sports and housework activities, were also assessed. Sixty-six patients were offered the questionnaire and 52 (77.6%) returned a completed form. Forty-one of the group had pneumatic dilatation and the remaining 11 had cardiomyotomy. Some form of dysphagia was reported by 36 patients (69%) and a dietary modification was exercised by 29 (56%) of them. Heartburn was reported by 31 (59%) of the patients. Fifteen percent of the patients felt that the disease interfered with their social activities, 8% experienced difficulty in their family relations, 13% believed that...Continue Reading

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