Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2020

Quality of life in patients with Chronic Pancreatitis

Sriram Pb, Thiyagarajan G, Prem Kumar K

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Background and Aims: To compare the quality of life between patients with chronic pancreatitis and controls, and also correlating their quality of life scores with clinical, sociodemographic,and nutritional factors. Methods: 100 outpatients diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis were assessed . The control group consisted of 100 healthy companions.Different degrees of CP activity were defined using the Camidge classification. Quality of life was measured by the Brazilian version of the Short Form–36. Nutritional status was classified according to body mass index and triceps, biceps, suprailiac, and subscapular skinfold thicknesses, using the appropriate methods. The percentage of body fat was given by adding the four skinfold thicknesses. The statistical tests included the Chi–square, Mann–Whitney, and Spearman’s correlation tests, with the significance level set at p<0.05. Results: The sociodemographic variables of the case and control groups did not differ. Quality of life was lower in chronic pancreatitis patients than in controls. Smoking duration, alcohol intake in grams, and time since pancreatic endotherapy correlated negatively with the quality of life of alcohol related chronic pancreatitis patients. Old age, skinfold thicknesses, and percentage of body fat correlated positively with quality of life. Conclusion: Quality of life is low in chronic pancreatitis patients because of the negative influence of certain factors, such as smoking duration, amount of alcohol consumed, and time since pancreatic endotherapy.

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QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PANCREATITIS, Sriram PB, Thiyagarajan G, Prem kumar K INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2020

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