- Tytuł:
- Quality of Life Considering Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases - Natural and Parenteral Nutrition
- Autorzy:
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Raczkowska, Aneta
Ławiński, Michał
Gradowska, Aleksandra
Zielińska-Borkowska, Urszula - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/1395848.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2014-12-18
- Wydawca:
- Index Copernicus International
- Tematy:
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Crohn's disease
ulcerative colitis
quality of life - Opis:
- One of the elements of treatment considering inflammatory bowel diseases is nutritional therapy. The duration of the above-mentioned depends on the prevalence of such symptoms as fever, bowel move-ments, length of the functioning gastrointestinal tract, stoma and intestinal fistula presence. Nutritional therapy is an essential element of successful treatment alongside pharmacological, surgical, and biological therapy, as well as other methods. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis considered as chronic diseases, lead towards physical and biopsychosocial disability, being responsible for the reduction in the quality of life. The aim of the study was to determine the quality of life after surgical procedures in case of patients diagnosed with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, subjected to natural and parenteral nutrition. Material and methods. The study group comprised 52 patients from the Department of Gastroen-terology, Military Medical Institute, and Department of Surgery and Clinical Nutrition, Clinical Hospital in Warsaw. The study was performed between October, 2011 and April, 2012. The World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument - Bref (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire was used to deter-mine the patients’ quality of life. conclusions. A lower quality of life was observed in case of patients subjected to parenteral nutrition, poor education, disease symptoms exacerbation, in the majority-rural inhabitants. The quality of life does not depend on gender, type of disease, family status, and additional medical care.
- Źródło:
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Polish Journal of Surgery; 2014, 86, 9; 410-417
0032-373X
2299-2847 - Pojawia się w:
- Polish Journal of Surgery
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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