title: [Telephone follow-up improves quality of life of postoperative patients with severe acute pancreatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the impact of telephone follow-up on the quality of life of postoperative patients with severe acute pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  109 postoperative patients with severe acute pancreatitis were divided into interventional and control groups randomly. Telephone follow-up was given to the patients in the interventional group 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months after discharge. The patients in the control group received routine discharge guidance only. The quality of life of the patients was assessed with the Generic Quality of Life Inventory 6 months after discharge. The disease-related knowledge and incidence of complications of the patients were also assessed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The patients who received telephone follow-up had greater quality of life scores in physical function, psychological function and social function than the controls (P < 0.05). The interventional group also had better disease-related knowledge (P < 0.05) and lower incidence of complications such as jejunostoma tube plugging and recurrence than the control group (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Telephone follow-up improves the quality of life of postoperative patients with severe acute pancreatitis and reduces the incidence of complications.
authors: Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
authors: Shu
authors: S
authors: Gong
authors: Wen-Wu
authors: WW
authors: Shen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019283:Pancreatitis, Acute Necrotizing / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013689:Telephone