What's in a Number? Assessing the Burden of Diverticular Disease.

Autor: Hantouli MN; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA., Khor S; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.; The Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy, and Economics (CHOICE) Institute, University of Washington, Seattle WA., Strate LL; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA., Lavallee DC; Michael Smith Health Research BC, Vancouver, BC, Canada., Mower WR; Department of Emergency Medicine, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA., Porter AJ; Department of Surgery, Skagit Regional Health, Mount Vernon, WA., Flum DR; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA., Davidson GH; Department of Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Annals of surgery open : perspectives of surgical history, education, and clinical approaches [Ann Surg Open] 2022 Sep 27; Vol. 3 (4), pp. e202. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 27 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000202
Abstrakt: Mini-Abstract: In this prospective observational cohort of patients with a history of diverticulitis, we assessed the correlation between the diverticulitis quality of life survey (DVQOL) and other patient-reported expressions of disease measures including work and activity impairment, and contentment with gastrointestinal-related health. Then, we assessed whether the DVQOL is better correlated with these measures than diverticulitis episode count. Our study results showed that the DVQOL has a stronger correlation with other disease measures than diverticulitis episode count, and our findings support the broader use of the DVQOL in assessing the burden of diverticulitis and monitoring response to management.
Competing Interests: Disclosure: The authors declare that they have nothing to disclose.
(Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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