[Treatment compliance and health needs of rural patients with peptic ulcer].

OBJECTIVE

To investigate the treatment compliance and basic health needs of rural patients with gastric ulcer.

METHODS

One hundred and sixteen patients with gastric ulcer were measured with treatment compliance questionnaire. The questionnaire contained 3 aspects: chemical therapy, regular callback, and improvement in life style, and had another part of questions which were designed to investigate the basic health needs of the patients.

RESULTS

The patient compliance rate in the aspect of improvement in life style was 4.3% (n=5). Both of the counterparts in the other 2 aspects were 7.8% (n=9). The main correlative factor with treatment compliance of the investigated patients was economic income. There were 105 patients (90.5%) needing health consultation, 98 patients (84.5%) needing diet instruction and 93 patients (80.2%) needing regular physical examination among the 116 patients investigated.

CONCLUSION

The treatment compliance rate of rural patients with gastric ulcer was very low. It is necessary to emphasize health education.