Clinical characteristics and quality of life among Sri Lankan patients with chronic pancreatitis.
Umesh JayarajahThisaru WidyarathneMetthananda NawarathneSivananthan RaguvaranNishanthan SubramaniamRishdha RizaIshan De ZoysaSuranjith L SeneviratnePublished in: The Journal of international medical research (2021)
A considerable proportion of patients with CP had troublesome symptoms. Intractable pain, loss of appetite, and weight loss were significantly associated with poor QOL. Further assessment is needed of patients' psychosocial well-being and its association with QOL.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- bariatric surgery
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- roux en y gastric bypass
- type diabetes
- neuropathic pain
- spinal cord injury
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- body weight
- gastric bypass
- skeletal muscle
- glycemic control