Quality of Life and Related Factors in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B.
- Author:
Keum Soon KIM
1
;
Myungsun YI
;
Eun Ok CHOI
;
Seung Woon PAIK
;
Sangman KWAK
;
So Hi KWON
Author Information
1. College of Nursing, Seoul National University, Korea. kimks@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Hepatitis B;
Quality of life
- MeSH:
Ambulatory Care Facilities;
Female;
Gastroenterology;
Hepatitis B;
Hepatitis B, Chronic*;
Hepatitis, Chronic*;
Humans;
Korea;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Liver Diseases;
Loneliness;
Male;
Memory;
Middle Aged;
Nursing;
Quality of Life*;
Seoul
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamental Nursing
2007;14(3):331-339
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate LDQOL (Liver Disease Quality of Life) and its related factors of patients with Hepatitis B. METHOD: A cross-sectional descriptive study. The LDQOL was formally translated to Korean and reliability was examined. One hundred thirty eight patients following gastroenterology outpatient clinic of S. hospital in Seoul, Korea participated. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 45.43 years and 87.7% were men. The mean score of LDQOL was 77.34, and mean scores of subscale were followed; symptom of liver disease (SxLD) (82.12), effect of liver disease (ELD) (25.50), concentration (Conc) (84.47), memory (Mem) (83.24), health discomfort, (HD) (75.18), sexual function (SFun) (75.71), sexual problem (SProb) (84.70), Loneliness (85.50), Hopeless (67.43), and stigma of liver disease (SLD) (91.64). Women had a lower LDQOL score for Loneliness (p=.034), and over 45 year-old patients had a lower LDQOL overall score (p=.000). Patients who were HBV carriers, or who had Chronic Hepatitis B or Liver Cirrhosis reported lower QOL respectively (p=.032). CONCLUSION: Although the liver disease itself seemed to be stable, patients with HBV experienced poor QOL in ELD, SProb, SFun, and Hopeless. Therefore nursing interventions in these aspects are needed.
