The Assessment of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease: A Single-Center Study
| Autor: | Shahbaz Anees, Sagar Poudyal, Brindeswari Kafle Bhandari, Sashi Sharma, Ravi Ranjan Pradhan, Rahul Pathak, Prem Khadga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study nepali version sf-36 business.industry Population General Engineering Gastroenterology chronic liver disease Family income Chronic liver disease medicine.disease Single Center Quality Improvement humanities Liver disease Quality of life Internal medicine medicine Etiology Internal Medicine health related quality of life education business Socioeconomic status |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Aim The aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Nepalese patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Methods In this study, HRQOL was measured with validated Nepali versions of the short-form 36 (SF-36) survey. Socioeconomic factors, etiology, laboratory parameters, disease severity, and self-rated health perceptions on HRQOL were recorded for analysis. Results Sixty CLD patients were enrolled in the study. The following HRQOL scores were obtained: physical functioning (PF) (34.4 ±26.7), role limitation due to physical health (RLPH) (7.5 ±17.8), role limitation due to emotional problems (RLEP) (27.7 ±38.2), energy or fatigue (E/F) (38.5 ±21.5), emotional well-being (EWB) (57.7 ±22.8), social functioning (SF) (55.2 ±23.5), pain (44.8 ±30.3), and general health (GH) (38.2 ±17). Employed status and higher annual family income had a positive impact on HRQOL. Ascites and abnormal upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings were associated with poor health status perceptions. More severe disease (higher Child-Pugh class) was associated with lower HRQOL scores. A significant negative correlation between the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score and HRQOL domains was observed (p |
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