HEALTH RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS IN PEOPLE WITH HEMOPHILIA, BLOODBORNE CO-INFECTIONS AND COMORBIDITIES: AN ITALIAN MULTICENTER OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Autor: Mario Schiavoni, CARLO PRUNETI, SARA GUIDOTTI, ALESSANDRA MOSCATELLO, FRANCESCA GIORDANO, ANTONELLA COLUCCIA, RITA CARLOTTA SANTORO, MARIA FRANCESCA MANSUETO, EZIO ZANON, RENATO MARINO, ISABELLA CANTORI, RAIMONDO DE CRISTOFARO
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases. 15:e2023005
ISSN: 2035-3006
Popis: Background: The health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of people with hemophilia (PWH) is an important issue, especially considering people suffering from chronic diseases beyond hemophilia. The principal aim of this study was to investigate the presence and relevance of psychological symptoms, both internalizing and externalizing, lifestyle, and HRQoL in a group of Italian PWH with chronic bloodborne co-infections and comorbidities. Furthermore, the research describes the association between psychological aspects and the impact of disease-related characteristics (type of hemophilia, presence of co-infections, and comorbidities) on them. Methods: Seventy patients (mean age 46.77±11.3), 64 with severe hemophilia A (Factor VIII: C < 1 IU/dL) and 6 with severe hemophilia B (Factor IX
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