title: The Health Assessment Questionnaire as a predictor of non-steroidal peptic ulceration.
abstract: To assess the possibility of a relationship between the degree of physical disability in arthritic patients and non-steroidal peptic ulceration, patients were endoscoped immediately after performing their arthritic functional assessments. The Health Assessment Questionnaire was used and patients were classified into three main groups: I, scoring 0-1; II, 1.1-2; and III, 2.1-3. Ulcers, found in 36 out of 89 patients studied (36/89, 40%), were distributed as follows: 15/22 (68%) in group III compared with 9/28 (32%) in group I (chi 2 = 5.2, P < 0.02), and 12/39 (31%) in group II (chi 2 = 7.24, P < 0.01). Patients with debilitating arthritis appear to have a higher prevalence of non-steroidal peptic ulceration. This finding might be relevant to the process of selecting patients for prophylactic anti-ulcer therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Taha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morran
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Sturrock
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Russell
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001168:Arthritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal