Counselling by primary care physicians may help patients with heartburn-predominant uninvestigated dyspepsia
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Counselling by primary care physicians may help patients with heartburn-predominant uninvestigated dyspepsia
Abstract
Objective: To determine whether strategies to counsel and empower patients with heartburn-predominant dyspepsia could improve health-related quality of life.
Methods: Using a cluster randomized, parallel group, multicentre design, nine centres were assigned to provide either basic or comprehensive counselling to patients (age range 18 to 50 years) presenting with heartburn-predominant upper gastrointestinal symptoms, who would be considered for drug therapy without further investigation. Patients were treated for four weeks with esomeprazole 40 mg once daily, followed by six months of treatment that was at the physician's discretion. The primary end point was the baseline change in Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD) questionnaire score.
Results: A total of 135 patients from nine centres were included in the intention-to-treat analysis. There was a statistically significant baseline improvement in all domains of the QOLRAD questionnaire in both study arms at four and seven months (P<0.0001). After four months, the overall mean change in QOLRAD score appeared greater in the comprehensive counselling group than in the basic counselling group (1.77 versus 1.47, respectively); however, this difference was not statistically significant (P=0.07). After seven months, the overall mean baseline change in QOLRAD score between the comprehensive and basic counselling groups was not statistically significant (1.69 versus 1.56, respectively; P=0.63).
Conclusions: A standardized, comprehensive counselling intervention showed a positive initial trend in improving quality of life in patients with heartburn-predominant uninvestigated dyspepsia. Further investigation is needed to confirm the potential benefits of providing patients with comprehensive counselling regarding disease management.
OBJECTIF :: Déterminer si les stratégies pour conseiller et habiliter les patients ayant une dyspepsie se manifestant surtout par des brûlures d’estomac pourraient améliorer la qualité de vie liée à la santé.
MÉTHODOLOGIE :: Au moyen d’une méthodologie multicentrique groupée aléatoire avec contrôle parallèle, neuf centres ont été désignés pour donner des conseils de base ou des conseils détaillés aux patients (plage de 18 à 50 ans) ayant des symptômes œsogastroduodénaux se manifestant surtout par des brûlures d’estomac et pour qui on envisagerait une pharmacothérapie sans exploration supplémentaire. Les patients ont été traités à l’aide d’une dose quotidienne de 40 mg d’ésoméprazole pendant quatre semaines, suivie d’un traitement de six mois au gré du médecin. Le paramètre ultime primaire était l’indice du questionnaire QOLRAD sur le changement de qualité de vie à l’égard du reflux et de la dyspepsie par rapport aux valeurs de départ.
RÉSULTATS :: Au total, 135 patients des neuf centres ont participé à l’analyse du projet thérapeutique. On a constaté une amélioration statistiquement significative par rapport à la valeur de départ dans tous les domaines du questionnaire QOLRAD au bout de quatre et sept mois, dans les deux volets de l’étude (P<0,0001). Au bout de quatre mois, le changement global moyen de l’indice QOLRAD semblait plus important dans le groupe ayant reçu des conseils détaillés que dans celui ayant reçu des conseils de base (1,77 par rapport à 1,47, respectivement), mais cette différence n’était pas statistiquement significative (P=0,07). Au bout de sept mois, le changement global moyen de l’indice QOLRAD par rapport à la valeur de départ entre les groupes ayant reçu des conseils détaillés ou des conseils de base n’était pas statistiquement significatif (1,69 par rapport à 1,56, respectivement; P=0,63).
CONCLUSIONS :: Une intervention normalisée de conseils détaillés s’associait à une tendance initiale positive vers l’amélioration de la qualité de vie des patients ayant une dyspepsie inexplorée se manifestant surtout par des brûlures d’estomac. Il faudra approfondir les recherches pour confirmer les bienfaits potentiels de conseils détaillés sur la prise en charge de la maladie.
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