Effect of hepatitis C infection on the quality of life

Abstract

QoL is lower for patients who are older, female, and have depressive symptoms. Progression of hepatic cirrhosis is associated with lower QoL in the physical domain.

Quality of life and unmet needs in patients with chronic liver disease: A mixed-method systematic review

“…The patient population consisted of patients with autoimmune or cholestatic liver disease (19 studies), [8] , [9] , [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] , [14] , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] chronic hepatitis B or C (35 studies), [27] , [28] , [29] , [30] , [31] , [32] , [33] , [34] , [35] , [36] , [37] , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] , [42] , [43] , [44] , [45] , [46] , [47] , [48] , [49] , [50] , [51] , [52] , [53] , [54] , [55] , [56] , [57] , [58] , [59] , [60] , [61] NAFLD or NASH (15 studies), [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] , [71] , [72] , …”

“… 9 , 12 , [22] , [23] , [24] , [25] , [26] Mental, physical, and social factors, such as body composition, comorbidities, fatigue, lack of information on the disease, and low income together with patient characteristics, such as younger age at diagnosis, alcohol use, and female sex, were associated with impaired quality of life. 8 , 10 , 11 , 15 , 18 , 21 , 30 , 33 , 35 , [42] , [43] , [44] , 48 , 49 , 58 , 59 , 66 , 67 , 72 , 74 …”

Health-related quality of life in patients with chronic hepatitis C during combined antiviral therapy

“…Многочисленные исследования установили, что качество жизни больных хроническими вирусными гепатитами снижено, как по физическому, так и по психологическому компонентам здоровья [5,6]. У таких пациентов выявлено ухудшение основных показателей качества жизни на стадии обострения заболевания [7,8].…”