Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy

Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy

The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of structured information provided on knowledge and self-care behavior. The subjects of this study were both hospitalized patients and outpatients in K university hospital. The instrument use for this study were the knowledge assessment tool and self-care behavior assessment tool by Eom Soon-Ja(1998) and they were modified for liver cirrhosis patients. The data were analyzed by t-test, Chi-square test, Pearson correlation coefficients using SAS program. The results of this study were as follows. The experimental group which had received structured information provided showed greater increased knowledge of liver cirrhosis(P=.001). The experimental group which had received the structured information provided indicated increased self-care performance rate, especially after information about diet(P=.001), activity and bed rest(P=.001), drug therapy and visiting the hospital(P=.001), prevention of a complication and observation(P=.001). In conclusion, structured information provided showed increased in the degree of knowledge and self-care behavior, so information showing is an effective nursing intervention. It is much needed to employ information showing for chronic patients.
Drug Therapy ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis* ; Liver* ; Nursing ; Outpatients ; Self Care*

Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis, Biliary ; drug therapy ; Ursodeoxycholic Acid ; therapeutic use

Animals ; Curcumin ; pharmacology ; therapeutic use ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy

Humans ; Interferon-gamma ; therapeutic use ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy

OBJECTIVETo observe the therapeutic effect of acupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy on cirrhosis after hepatitis.

METHODSOne hundred and twenty patients with cirrhosis after hepatitis were randomly divided into 2 groups. The control group (n=60) were treated by the hepatic protective therapy (diammonium glyeyrrhiznate, Silymarin, compound Tanshin, vitamin E), and the treatment group were treated by the liver-protective therapy and acupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy, for 2-6 therapeutic courses. Clinical symptoms, hepatic function, serum markers of hepatitis B virus and indexes of hepatic fibrosis were investigated.

RESULTSThe markedly effective rate and the total effective rate were 65.0% and 95.0% in the treatment group, and 43.3% and 91.7% in the control group, and the serum indexes of hepatic fibrosis decreased signficantly, with significantly diferences (all P < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONAcupoint magnetic medicated plaster therapy can improve clinical symptoms, rapidly restore hepatic function, decrease serum indexes of hepatic fibrosis in the patient of cirrhosis after hepatitis.

Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Phytotherapy

Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional ; Phytotherapy

Animals ; Carnitine ; therapeutic use ; Fatty Liver ; drug therapy ; Hepatitis, Viral, Human ; drug therapy ; Humans ; Liver Cirrhosis ; drug therapy