Assessment of quality of life of patients after resection of gallbladder with laparoscopic and traditional method

Węgorowski Paweł, Antoniewska Agnieszka, Domżał Drzewicka Renata, Rząca Marcin, Michalik Joanna. Assessment of quality of life of patients after resection of gallbladder with laparoscopic and traditional method. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(9):1074-1082 eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1420133 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/6007 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/877741 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.08.2018. Revised: 18.08.2018. Accepted: 15.09.2018. Assessment of quality of life of patients after resection of gallbladder with laparoscopic and traditional method Paweł Węgorowski1, Agnieszka Antoniewska2, Renata Domżał Drzewicka1, Marcin Rząca1, Joanna Michalik1 1Department of Oncology and Environmental Health, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland 2Independent Public Health Care Center in Łęczna Admission Cholelithiasis is one of the most common conditions in the abdominal cavity. The highest incidence is observed in highly developed or developing countries. Bile duct diseases often require surgical treatment, which is a great physical and mental burden for the patient. The perspective of the surgical procedure and the accompanying circumstances is a sense of insecurity and fear for the patient and his family. The fact of the prevalence of cholelithiasis and the effects of the disease may have an impact on the quality of life of people after gallbladder surgery. Objective of the work The aim of the study was to assess the quality of life of patients after resection of the gall bladder using laparoscopy and traditional methods. Research methods As a research method, the diagnostic survey method was used, a standardized WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used, in which the analysis of the collected material referred to the somatic, psychological, social and environmental sphere. Results The obtained research results allowed to state that socio-demographic variables differentiated the patients' opinions on the subjective assessment of the quality of life and health. The place of residence does not have a significant impact on the quality of life. Key words: quality of life, gall bladder resectio