A Report on Behavioral Shift in Patients after Changes in <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> Antibody Titer and Endoscopy Report Sheets

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  • 血清<i>H.pylori</i>抗体および内視鏡報告書の改善と受診者の行動変容に関する検討
  • 血清H.pylori抗体および内視鏡報告書の改善と受診者の行動変容に関する検討
  • ケッセイ H.pylori コウタイ オヨビ ナイシキョウ ホウコクショ ノ カイゼン ト ジュシンシャ ノ コウドウ ヘンヨウ ニ カンスル ケントウ

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<p></p><p>Objective: After esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD), doctors advised patients to visit a medical institution and explained its necessity, for treatment on the basis of suspected Helicobacter pylori infection; however, due to the absence of anti-H. pylori antibody titers in the health check-up sheet, patients died without receiving eradication treatment. Therefore, we introduced changes by including doctor’s comments on the final endoscopy report sheets. Subsequently, we conducted a telephonic survey to find out whether the patients visited a medical institution for eradication treatment.</p><p>Methods: During the 5-month period, 35 patients undergoing endoscopy and H. pylori antibody testing were advised to visit a medical institution for eradication treatment were included in the analysis.</p><p>Results: Thirty-one patients responded while four did not. Out of these patients, 21 received the eradication treatment, one did not start the prescribed medicine, two were on-course of H. pylori antibody titer that eradicated in the past, and one was diagnosed as having no H. pylori infection, and six did not visit a medical institution. One patient visited the medical institution and received treatment after the survey.</p><p>Conclusion: Revised endoscopic result sheets provide significantly improved results; several patients were able to visit medical institutions for treatment. However, to achieve more effective results, it is necessary to include information about H. pylori infection and available eradication treatments in the endoscopy result sheets.</p>

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