IMPAIRED QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHAGAS ACALASIA PATIENTS AND ASSOCIATED CLINICAL FACTORS.

Background: No study has focused on Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) for Chagas Achalasia patients. Objective: To compare HRQoL between Chagas Achalasia patients and the general population; and to correlate HRQoL with clinical factors that can affect it.

Methods: Sixty Chagas Achalasia patients and 50 controls were evaluated.