Table 3.
Questions and answers of practice assessments, n (%)
Questions
|
No
|
Yes
|
1. Do you have regular follow-up appointments in the Gastroenterology Outpatient Department after surgery? | 161 (40.3) | 239 (59.8) |
2. Do you follow a low-salt diet after surgery? | 66 (16.5) | 334 (83.5) |
3. Did you stop drinking alcohol after surgery? | 63 (15.8) | 337 (84.3) |
4. Did you have Helicobacter pylori reexamination after surgery, such as a C-urea breath test? | 309 (77.3) | 91 (22.8) |
5. Do you undergo regular gastroscopy reexaminations after surgery (3 mo, 6 mo, 9 mo, and 12 mo after surgery, then one gastroscopy every year afterward)? | 234 (58.5) | 166 (41.5) |
6. Do you undergo yearly reexaminations by abdominal and chest CT scans after surgery? | 286 (71.5) | 114 (28.5) |
7. Do you undergo yearly reexaminations of blood tumor biomarkers after surgery? | 275 (68.8) | 125 (31.3) |
8. Do you regularly exercise after surgery? | 328 (82.0) | 72 (18.0) |
9. Did you have significant body weight changes after surgery (more than 5 kilograms increased or decreased)? | 14 (3.5) | 386 (96.5) |
10. Has your sleep status improved since the surgery? | 296 (74.0) | 104 (26.0) |
11. Do you use dietary supplements or Traditional Chinese Medicine after surgery? | 67 (16.8) | 333 (83.3) |
CT: Computed tomography.