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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2015; 21(39): 11179-11184
Published online Oct 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i39.11179
Published online Oct 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i39.11179
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients included in this study n (%)
Characteristic | TRE group(n = 70) | Control group(n = 70) | P value |
Sex (M/F) | 25/45 | 28/42 | 1.000 |
Age (yr) | 42.9 ± 10.7 | 45.9 ± 9.2 | 0.098 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 23.1 ± 4.0 | 23.7 ± 3.7 | 0.677 |
Grade of education | 0.199 | ||
Elementary school or no education | 5 (7.1) | 9 (12.9) | |
Higher than elementary school | 65 (92.9) | 61 (87.1) | |
Residence | 0.604 | ||
Country | 8 (11.4) | 8 (11.4) | |
City | 62 (88.6) | 62 (88.6) | |
Digestive tract hemorrhage | 5 (7.1) | 3 (4.3) | 0.529 |
Family gastric cancer history | 4 (5.7) | 2 (2.9) | 0.340 |
Endoscopy results | |||
Chronic gastritis | 55 (71.2) | 59 (84.3) | 0.257 |
Peptic ulcer | 14 (20.0) | 10 (14.3) | 0.251 |
Helicobacter pylori infection | 70 (100.0) | 70 (100.0) |
Table 2 Effects of telephone re-education on the symptoms after treatment of Helicobacter pylori eradication n (%)
Symptom | TRE group(n = 59) | Control group(n = 52) | P value |
Pain | 14 (23.7) | 10 (19.2) | 0.367 |
Burning sensation | 3 (5.1) | 5 (9.6) | 0.290 |
Acid reflux | 4 (6.8) | 3 (5.8) | 0.571 |
Nausea and vomiting | 3 (5.1) | 1 (1.9) | 0.358 |
Belching | 2 (3.4) | 3 (5.8) | 0.440 |
Abdominal distension | 8 (13.6) | 2 (3.8) | 0.071 |
Poor appetite | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.9) | 0.720 |
Table 3 Effects of telephone re-education on the adverse events after Helicobacter pylori treatment n (%)
Adverse event | TRE group(n = 59) | Control group(n = 52) | P value |
Skin rash | 2 (3.4) | 0 (0.0) | NS |
Headache | 1 (1.7) | 0 (0.0) | NS |
Sore throat | 0 (0.0) | 2 (3.8) | NS |
Taste disorder | 4 (6.8) | 28 (53.8) | < 0.001 |
Diarrhea | 2 (3.4) | 3 (5.8) | 0.44 |
Total | 9 (15.2) | 33 (63.5) | < 0.001 |
Table 4 Satisfaction of patients included in this study n (%)
TRE group | Control group | P value | |
Satisfaction | |||
Good | 47 (79.7) | 40 (76.9) | 0.452 |
Fair | 8 (13.6) | 10 (19.2) | 0.290 |
Poor | 4 (6.7) | 2 (3.9) | 0.401 |
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Citation: Wang CH, Liao ST, Yang J, Li CX, Yang YY, Han R, Chen DF, Lan CH. Effects of daily telephone-based re-education before taking medicine on
Helicobacter pylori eradication: A prospective single-center study from China. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(39): 11179-11184 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i39/11179.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i39.11179