Quality of life clinical rating scales in patients with peptic ulcer disease complicated with perforation

Abstract

Introduction Monitoring and enhancement of a patient's health-related quality of life is an important element of research and medical care. Purpose To evaluate the therapeutic effects and quality of life in patients treated with different types of surgical treatment of perforated ulcer. Material and methods We used the validated questionnaires - GSRS and GIQLI. These scores represent specific instrument for gastrointestinal diseases, each rated on a seven-point Likert scale from which one represents no discomfort and seven represents very severe discomfort. Results Postoperative overall health was significantly higher in group with laparoscopic treatment compared with preoperative level and comparable with general population. Conclusions Minimally invasive introduction of technology has opened up a new direction for health related quality of life as comparative analysis between open and laparoscopic methods without evaluating the quality of life of the patient will be insufficient.