Comparing the Efficacy of WeChat-based Patient Education and Conventional Patient Education in the Management of Helicobacter Pylori Eradication

This is a single-institute retrospective study comparing the efficacy of WeChat-based patient education and conventional patient education in the management of Helicobacter pylori eradication. We identified all patients aged between 18-75 years old and had been prescribed a 14-day course of bismuth-contained quadruple therapy for H. pylori infection in our outpatient clinics between 1 July 2019 and 31 July 2021. H. pylori infection was confirmed by any two positive outcomes of rapid urease test,13C-urea breath test (UBT) and histopathology. Patients who had H. pylori therapy history, using other therapeutic regimens or unwilling to take prescribed medications were excluded. Demographic data, treatment regimens, outcomes of therapy, adherence to therapy and adverse event were retrieved. The main indicator is eradication rate, as the secondary indicators are compliance and adverse events.

Inclusion criteria

• patients aged between 18 and 75 years old and have not been treated before.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients who had H. pylori therapy history, using other therapeutic regimens or unwilling to take prescribed medications were excluded. Demographic data, treatment regimens, outcomes of therapy, adherence to therapy and adverse event were retrieved.