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Establishment and Evaluation of a Risk Prediction Model for Pathological Escalation of Gastric Low-Grade Intraepithelial Neoplasia
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[Impact of age and type of behavior on the course of ulcer disease]
Aim:
To study features of ulcer disease (UD) course with reference to a biological age, type of behavior, quality of life for recommendations on psychological rehabilitation of these patients.
Material And Methods:
Examination of 111 gastroduodenal UD patients determined type of behavior, correlation of biological age (BA) and due biological age (DBA), quality of life (QL).
Results:
An unfavourable BA/DBA correlation was found in 71.1% cases, in which patients over 45 years of age had a larger ulcer defect size. Behavior type A with shorter scarring was observed in 30.9% patients. Lower QL was explained by sleep disorders, pain, emotional reactions, the demand in continuous treatment, diet, limited physical exercise. UD patients have a low QL index and a high index of the disease severity. These parameters are higher in unfavorable correlations between BA and DBA and in patients with type A behavior.
Conclusion:
UD patients have behavioral peculiarities dependent on BA and affecting the disease course and QL.
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