Alcoholic liver disease patients’ perspective of a coping and physical activity‐oriented rehabilitation intervention after hepatic encephalopathy

Abstract

A coping and physical activity-oriented rehabilitation intervention may help alcoholic liver disease patients to regain control over their diseased body and give patients the experience of togetherness, self-control and physical strength. Professionals should be aware of giving the patients the experience of togetherness in their interactions, help them perceive self-control and gain physical strength during their rehabilitation.

Patient‐reported outcomes in cirrhosis: A scoping review of the literature

“…Tsai et al interviewed patients and asked them to rank‐order the most important physical and psychological components of cirrhosis . Over the course of two articles, Mikkelsen et al described the results of patient interviews focusing on the conditions that limit or support coping with physical and psychological problems before and after a group‐therapy intervention. Vaughn‐Sandler et al mailed surveys with questions and opportunities for free‐text responses to capture the rate and impact of feelings of stigma …”

“…For a description of the included studies, see Table 1. Of these 11 studies, four were from the United States, (6)(7)(8)(9) two from Denmark, (10,11) and one each from China, Taiwan, Japan, Spain, and Italy. (12)(13)(14)(15)(16) Overall, these studies enrolled 2,299 (range 11-544) patients.…”

Alcohol misuse in patients with alcohol‐related liver disease: How can we do better? A narrative review of the literature

“…Employment status varies considerably in reported studies with rates of unemployment ranging from 20% (Canha et al, 2017) in patients with ArLD to 70% in a French cohort with alcoholic hepatitis (Louvet et al, 2017) and 100% in 10 Swedish patients with ArLD (Mikkelsen et al, 2016). Employment status is likely to be influenced by local social and cultural factors, but there is a lack of comparative data to determine whether unemployment is higher in patients with ArLD than in matched controls.…”