Assessment of healthy related quality of life in patients with HBV induced liver cirrhosis

VernacularTitle:质性研究与SF-36量表联用评价慢性乙型病毒性肝炎肝硬化患者的生活质量
Keywords: Hepatitis B,chronic; Liver cirrhosis; Quality-adjusted life years; Health status indicators; Quality of life
From: Chinese Journal of Experimental and Clinical Virology 2013;27(3):199-201
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To assess healthy related quality of life in patients with HBV induced liver cirrhosis.Methods A total of 103 cases of patients with HBV induced liver cirrhosis were recruited from shenzhen Third People's Hospital during January 2009 to January 2012.The health related quality of life were assess using the most commonly used SF-36 scale questionnaire in all 103 patiemts.Sixty patients were further chosen for health related quality assessment using qualitive research method.Results The quality of life of chronic hepatitis B patients with cirrhosis Child classification,four score of each group general health,vitality,social functioning,mental health was statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Depth interviews found that the disease affects the psychological burden of the social needs of the three major affect quality of life factors.Conclusion Qualitative research with the SF-36 scale associated to a better understanding of the needs of life of patients with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis,provide a reference for subsequent targeted medical services.