title: [Peculiarities of quality of life in children with chronic gastroduodenitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study quality of life (QL) peculiarities in children with chronic gastroduodenitis, Helicobacter pylori positive, in different stages of the disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quality of life in 60 children (average age--13.06 +/- 1.2 years) with chronic gastroduodenitis was investigated with using adopted SF-36 questionnaire in period of exacerbation of the disease, in 6 weeks after treatment and in period of remission (in 6 months after treatment). 22 healthy children (average age--12.74 +/- 1.14 years) had been taken as a comparison group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Quality of life in children with chronic gastroduodenitis in exacerbation period was significantly worse (p < 0.05) than in healthy children. The more affected scores were the Role physical (RP), Bodily pain with the scores of healthy children. Presence astenic signs in period of remission (in 6 months after treatment) led to worsening of quality of life; the scores were the same and partly worse then before treatment. Applying of neurometabolic therapy improved psycho-emotional status and quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Quality of life in children with chronic gastroduodenitis was changed with the period of diseases. Initially low scores had tendency to improvement after treatment. In remission period quality of life was mainly depended on peculiarities of psycho-emotional status. Astenic signs led to worsening of quality of life in children with remission of chronic gastroduodenitis. Neurometabolic treatment in this period improved both psycho-emotional status and quality of life.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gurova
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Khmelevskaia
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires