Subjective satisfaction and quality of life in patients prior to listing for liver transplantation.
Int J Artif Organs
; 32(1): 39-42, 2009 Jan.
Article
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| ID: mdl-19241362
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Differences in health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) perception between alcohol abusing and non-substance-dependent subjects with liver cirrhosis could depend on differences in personality profile and influence management of patients awaiting liver transplant.METHODS:
We compared the perceptions of disease state in 78 male patients of similar disease severity divided into 2 groups based on etiology of cirrhosis 47% had alcoholic cirrhosis, and 53% had hepatitis C virus(HCV)-related cirrhosis without alcohol abuse. Patients' perception of disease state was determined using the SAT-P questionnaire (a self-administered questionnaire that provides a global assessment of perceived HR-QoL and subjective well-being). The assessment yields 2 scales an analytic scale based on 32 variables and a synthetic scale based on 5 factors.RESULTS:
In patients with alcohol-related disease, ''psychological function'' was found to be more impaired,while ''sleep, diet, and free time'' was less impaired compared with subjects with HCV-related cirrhosis, suggesting dysfunction related to substance abuse with personality disturbance.CONCLUSIONS:
The perception of disease state is different in alcohol-abusing patients with cirrhosis compared with those with cirrhosis unrelated to alcohol.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Listas de Espera
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Transplante de Fígado
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Satisfação do Paciente
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Hepatite C
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Cirrose Hepática
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Cirrose Hepática Alcoólica
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Artif Organs
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália