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Table 3 Associations between change in GERD-knowledge from 2 to 12 months follow-up and change in QoL-scores (DSIQ and GHQ-30 and their subscales).

From: Disease knowledge after an educational program in patients with GERD – a randomized controlled trial

 

Digestive Symptoms and Impact Questionnaire – DSIQ

General Health Questionnaire v. 30 – GHQ-30

 

Pain & bowel s.

Gastric dysfunc.

Health impair.

Life impair.

Reflux

Sum score

Anxiety

Well-being

Depr.

Coping

Social dysfunc.

Likert sum sc

All patients

0.2 (0.18)

0.2 (0.18)

0.1 (0.59)

0.3 (0.10)

0.02 (0.84)

0.3 (0.13)

0.44 (0.25)

0.38 (0.46)

0.30 (0.50)

0.8 (0.06)

0.2 (0.60)

0.03 (0.15)

Advanced school

0.1 (0.65)

0.0 (1.0)

0.2 (0.51)

0.1 (0.66)

0.05 (0.76)

0.02 (0.57)

0.6 (0.16)

- 0.8 (0.22)

0.8 (0.22)

1.0 (0.05)

0.2 (0.49)

0.04 (0.08)

Primary school only

0.5 (0.09)

0.7 (0.01)

0.07 (0.81)

0.8 (0.01)

- 0.01 (0.95)

0.8 (0.04)

- 0.04 (0.96)

- 0.43 (0.63)

- 0.2 (0.79)

0.2 (0.81)

- 0.04 (0.95)

0.0 (0.92)

  1. Numbers are β-values (p) in linear regression analyses adjusted for selected baseline variables (see text) with change in GERD-knowledge as dependent variable. Positive numbers indicate a reduced quality of life with increasing GERD-knowledge. β-values (p < 0.05) are in bold.