HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE OF PREGNANT WOMEN WITH HEARTBURN AND REGURGITATION

Arquivos de Gastroenterologia

Valesca Dall'alba¹  Sidia Maria Callegari-jacques¹  Cláudio Krahe¹  Juliana Paula Bruch¹  Bruna Cherubini Alves¹  Sérgio Gabriel Silva De Barros¹ 

关键词: Heartburn;    Gastroesophageal reflux;    Pregnancy;    Quality of life;    Azia;    Refluxo gastroesofágico;    Gravidez;    Qualidade de vida;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-28032015000200005

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Background Heartburn and regurgitation frequently occur in the third trimester of pregnancy, but their impact on quality of life has not been thoroughly investigated. Objective To measure health-related quality of life of third-trimester pregnant women with heartburn and regurgitation. Methods Data on obstetric history, heartburn and regurgitation frequency and intensity, history of heartburn and regurgitation and health-related quality of life were collected of 82 third-trimester pregnant women. Results Sixty-two (76%) women had heartburn, and 58 (71%), regurgitation; 20 were asymptomatic. Mean gestational age was 33.8±3.7 weeks; 35 (43%) women had a family history of heartburn and/or regurgitation, and 57 (70%) were asymptomatic before pregnancy. The following quality of life concepts were significantly reduced: physical problems and social functioning for heartburn; physical problems and emotional functioning for regurgitation. There was agreement between heartburn in present and previous pregnancies. Conclusion Heartburn and/or regurgitation affected health-related quality of life of third trimester pregnant women

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