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Nursing Problems / Problemy Pielęgniarstwa
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3-4/2020
vol. 28
 
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Original paper

Quality of life of adults with celiac disease

Alicja Kamińska
1
,
Katarzyna Wojtas
2
,
Ewelina Kaleta
3

  1. Laboratory of Theory and Fundamentals, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
  2. Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
  3. National Research Institute, Branch in Krakow, National Oncology Institute Maria Skłodowska-Curie, Poland
Nursing Problems 2020; 28 (3-4): 157-162
Online publish date: 2021/02/19
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Introduction
Celiac disease is a food intolerance leading to problems with digestion and absorption of nutrients. It modifies the assessment of quality of life, but its overall evaluation should include sociodemographic factors and received health treatment.

Aim of the study
To assess the quality of life of patients with celiac disease and to establish its determinants.

Material and methods
A total of 165 adults with celiac disease participated in the study. The authors’ questionnaire and the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life In-dex (GIQLI) questionnaire were used. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25, and the significance level was p < 0.05.

Results
The respondents rated their quality of life in the social dimension the highest, and in the physical dimension the lowest. Age, marital sta-tus, and professional activity were not related to the overall assessment of the quality of life. This rating was higher in the group of men, residents of large cities, and people with higher education. The duration of celiac disease did not significantly affect the quality of life. Respondents without symptoms of the disease or with the occurrence of 1 or 2 of them assessed their quality of life better. Comorbidities significantly reduced quality of life. Respondents describing the support received from professionals as bad had lower quality of life in terms of physical and social functioning.

Conclusions
Treatment of celiac patients requires professionals providing care to implement interventions in order to improve patients’ assessment of quality of life.

keywords:

quality of life, celiac disease, chronic disease

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