Study of the Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Hepatic Patients, Menoufia Governorate
Nouh, M., Badawy, A., Mohamed, H., El-Kashash, S. (2015). Study of the Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Hepatic Patients, Menoufia Governorate. EKB Journal Management System, 5(3), 177-182. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2015.17827
Mohamed Nouh; Amira Maher Badawy; Hala Marwan Mohamed; Sherien Abd El-Aziz El-Kashash. "Study of the Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Hepatic Patients, Menoufia Governorate". EKB Journal Management System, 5, 3, 2015, 177-182. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2015.17827
Nouh, M., Badawy, A., Mohamed, H., El-Kashash, S. (2015). 'Study of the Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Hepatic Patients, Menoufia Governorate', EKB Journal Management System, 5(3), pp. 177-182. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2015.17827
Nouh, M., Badawy, A., Mohamed, H., El-Kashash, S. Study of the Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Hepatic Patients, Menoufia Governorate. EKB Journal Management System, 2015; 5(3): 177-182. doi: 10.21608/aeji.2015.17827

Study of the Impact of Liver Cirrhosis on Health-Related Quality of Life in Chronic Hepatic Patients, Menoufia Governorate

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases
Article 6, Volume 5, Issue 3, September 2015, Page 177-182  XML PDF (218.43 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/aeji.2015.17827
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Authors
Mohamed Nouh1; Amira Maher Badawy1; Hala Marwan Mohamed2; Sherien Abd El-Aziz El-Kashash1
1Tropical Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University,Egypt.
2Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufiya University,Egypt.
Abstract
Background and study aim: cirrhosis is associated with morbidity and mortality and complications of cirrhosis. Health-related quality of life should be considered an important outcome measure in the treatment of cirrhotic patients. This study is designed to assess the impact of liver cirrhosis on a weighted score of health – related quality of life in those patients. 
Patients and Methods:  This study was conducted on four groups of patients and control subjects. Group I included 50 Child A liver cirrhosis. Group II included 50 Child B cirrhosis. Group III included 50 Child C liver cirrhosis. Group IV as healthy control subjects. All patients and control subjects completed a Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaires used for measuring the health related quality of life.
Results: There was a highly significant decrease in the short form-36 questionnaire score of health related quality of life with the Child score progression in comparison to other healthy persons, There was statistical significant positive correlation between The SF-36 scores (vitality (energy/fatigue) scale and physical functioning scale) and occupation and education level.
Conclusions: cirrhosis reduced the quality of life of the patients; advanced Child score and development of complications have a negative effect in their quality of life.
Keywords
Cirrhosis-Quality of life-SF-36-Child score
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