Comparison in Adherence to Treatment between Patients with Mild-Moderate and Severe Reflux Esophagitis: A Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD) is prevalent and causes erosive esophagitis (EE) with varying degrees of severity (A to D according to the Los Angeles Classification). Adherence to medical therapy is crucial for treatment success. We compared adherence to treatment recommendations between patients with EE grades C/D and A/B.

Methods

A follow-up study was conducted during 2019-2020 among GERD patients who underwent a diagnostic gastroscopy 1-4 years earlier. Telephone interviews were conducted with patients diagnosed with severe EE grades C/D (n = 99) and randomly selected patients with mild-moderate EE grades A/B (n = 50). Patients with grades A/B were classified as adherent if they took proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for 2-3 months as recommended. Patients wi

SUBMITTER: Mari A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9181805 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature