Impact of hepatitis C on health related quality of life: a systematic review and quantitative assessment

BMR Spiegel, ZM Younossi, RD Hays, D Revicki… - …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) diminishes health related quality of life (HRQOL), and it is now
common to measure HRQOL in clinical trials. We sought to summarize the HRQOL data in …

Fatigue in liver disease: pathophysiology and clinical management

MG Swain - Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Fatigue is the most commonly encountered symptom in patients with liver disease, and it has
a significant impact on their quality of life. However, although some progress has been made …

Depression and anxiety in patients with hepatitis C: prevalence, detection rates and risk factors

J Golden, AM O'Dwyer, RM Conroy - General hospital psychiatry, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: We examined a group of patients awaiting interferon treatment for hepatitis C to
estimate the prevalence and detection rates of and risk factors for mood disorders …

Determinants of quality of life in chronic liver patients

JJ Gutteling, RA De Man… - Alimentary …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aim Health‐related quality of life of patients with chronic liver disease has
been shown to be impaired in numerous studies. However, the factors which influence …

[PDF][PDF] Overview of research on health-related quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease

JJ Gutteling, RA De Man, JJ Busschbach… - Neth J Med, 2007 - njmonline.nl
Health-related quality of life (HrQol) has become an important outcome measure in patients
with chronic liver disease (Cld). in this article, an overview is given of the most common …

Depression, fatigue and neurocognitive deficits in chronic hepatitis C

SW Yeoh, ACN Holmes, MM Saling, IP Everall… - Hepatology …, 2018 - Springer
Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection experience a range of symptoms
including depression, fatigue and neurocognitive deficits, impairing quality of life …

Illness-related stigma, mood and adjustment to illness in persons with hepatitis C

J Golden, RM Conroy, AM O'Dwyer, D Golden… - Social science & …, 2006 - Elsevier
We examined stigma in persons with hepatitis C and its relationship with mood and
adjustment to illness. We studied 87 persons awaiting interferon treatment for hepatitis C at …

Biopsychosocial predictors of health-related quality of life in patients with chronic hepatitis C

W Häuser, C Zimmer, P Schiedermaier… - Psychosomatic …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To assess biopsychosocial predictors of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in
patients with chronic hepatitis C. Methods: In 94 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C comorbidities affecting the course and response to therapy

AR El-Zayadi - World journal of gastroenterology: WJG, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Several studies have demonstrated that the outcome of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection
is profoundly influenced by a variety of comorbidities. Many of these comorbidities have a …

Psychological determinants of health-related quality of life in patients with chronic liver disease

JJ Gutteling, HJ Duivenvoorden, JJV Busschbach… - Psychosomatics, 2010 - Elsevier
Background The negative impact of chronic liver disease on health-related quality of life
(HRQoL) of patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) has long been established, and …