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Patient Awareness of Dietary and Lifestyle Measures in Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Kašpar, Vojtěch ; Hrabák, Petr (advisor) ; Švestka, Tomislav (referee)
Background: The importance of adherence to dietary and lifestyle changes for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is well known. The question is whether patients of gastroenterology clinics are well informed about these interventions. Aims: The main aim of the work was to investigate the level of awareness of patients about dietary and lifestyle changes for GERD using knowledge questions. The secondary goals were to find out where the patients most often acquire their current information about dietary and lifestyle changes and what the patients would like to be more educated about. Methods: Data were obtained using a questionnaire from 33 respondents from gastroenterology departments. Data collection took place in the Faculty Polyclinic of the General University Hospital in Prague, in the Fourth Department of Internal medicine of the General University Hospital in Prague and The Military University Hospital in Prague. The obtained informations were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. Results: The research revealed that the average awareness score based on the evaluation of the knowledge questions in the questionnaire was 71 %. The average number of wrong answers per 1 respondent was 7 out of a total of 24 possible correct answers. The most common source from which patients have information about...

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