Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Barrett's Esophagus: A Systematic Review

Barrett’s esophagus (BE) affects approximately 10% of patients with chronic gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Patients with BE are at risk for reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL) associated with GERD, in addition to the potential psychosocial stress of carrying a diagnosis of a premalignant condition with a risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). We sought to systematically review the published literature on HRQoL of patients with BE