Effects of daily telephone-based re-education before taking medicine on Helicobacter pylori eradication: A prospective single-center study from China

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients included in this study n (%)

Characteristic	TRE group(n = 70)	Control group(n = 70)	P value
Sex (M/F)	25/45	28/42	1.000
Age (yr)	42.9 ± 10.7	45.9 ± 9.2	0.098
BMI (kg/m2)	23.1 ± 4.0	23.7 ± 3.7	0.677
Grade of education			0.199
Elementary school or no education	5 (7.1)	9 (12.9)
Higher than elementary school	65 (92.9)	61 (87.1)
Residence			0.604
Country	8 (11.4)	8 (11.4)
City	62 (88.6)	62 (88.6)
Digestive tract hemorrhage	5 (7.1)	3 (4.3)	0.529
Family gastric cancer history	4 (5.7)	2 (2.9)	0.340
Endoscopy results
Chronic gastritis	55 (71.2)	59 (84.3)	0.257
Peptic ulcer	14 (20.0)	10 (14.3)	0.251
Helicobacter pylori infection	70 (100.0)	70 (100.0)

Values are expressed as mean ± SD, % or n (%). BMI: Body mass index; TRE: Telephone re-education; M: Male; F: Female.

Table 2 Effects of telephone re-education on the symptoms after treatment of Helicobacter pylori eradication n (%)

Symptom	TRE group(n = 59)	Control group(n = 52)	P value
Pain	14 (23.7)	10 (19.2)	0.367
Burning sensation	3 (5.1)	5 (9.6)	0.290
Acid reflux	4 (6.8)	3 (5.8)	0.571
Nausea and vomiting	3 (5.1)	1 (1.9)	0.358
Belching	2 (3.4)	3 (5.8)	0.440
Abdominal distension	8 (13.6)	2 (3.8)	0.071
Poor appetite	1 (1.7)	1 (1.9)	0.720

TRE: Telephone-based re-education.

Table 3 Effects of telephone re-education on the adverse events after Helicobacter pylori treatment n (%)

Adverse event	TRE group(n = 59)	Control group(n = 52)	P value
Skin rash	2 (3.4)	0 (0.0)	NS
Headache	1 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	NS
Sore throat	0 (0.0)	2 (3.8)	NS
Taste disorder	4 (6.8)	28 (53.8)	< 0.001
Diarrhea	2 (3.4)	3 (5.8)	0.44
Total	9 (15.2)	33 (63.5)	< 0.001

NS: Not significant; TRE: Telephone-based re-education.

Table 4 Satisfaction of patients included in this study n (%)

	TRE group	Control group	P value
Satisfaction
Good	47 (79.7)	40 (76.9)	0.452
Fair	8 (13.6)	10 (19.2)	0.290
Poor	4 (6.7)	2 (3.9)	0.401

TRE: Telephone-based re-education.