Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C
Objective: Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) have a poorer quality of life than those with other chronic liver diseases. However, some of the factors that determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in these patients, such as the degree of liver fibrosis, are still controversial. Therefor...
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| author | Luciana D. Silva Cláudia C. da Cunha Luciana R. da Cunha Renato F. Araújo Vanessa M. Barcelos Penélope L. Menta Fernando S. Neves Rosangela Teixeira Gifone A. Rocha Eliane D. Gontijo |
| author_facet | Luciana D. Silva Cláudia C. da Cunha Luciana R. da Cunha Renato F. Araújo Vanessa M. Barcelos Penélope L. Menta Fernando S. Neves Rosangela Teixeira Gifone A. Rocha Eliane D. Gontijo |
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| description | Objective: Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) have a poorer quality of life than those with other chronic liver diseases. However, some of the factors that determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in these patients, such as the degree of liver fibrosis, are still controversial. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of CHC on HRQOL by conducting clinical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic evaluations. Methods: One hundred and twenty-four consecutive patients attending a referral center for hepatitis were evaluated using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatry Interview, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to quantify independent associations between HRQOL and the clinical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic variables of interest. Results: Reduced HRQOL was independently associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and with elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase, but was not associated with hepatic cirrhosis. Conclusions: MDD rather than the grade of liver fibrosis was strongly associated with HRQOL impairment in patients with CHC. These findings highlight that, in patients with CHC, the psychological effects of the disease deserve more attention and the implementation of integrated medical, psychiatric, and psychological care may be helpful. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab273ff0b63d4136af5483df1f180c662022-12-21T18:53:57ZengAssociação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry1809-452X2015-03-01371213010.1590/1516-4446-2014-1446S1516-44462015000100021Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis CLuciana D. SilvaCláudia C. da CunhaLuciana R. da CunhaRenato F. AraújoVanessa M. BarcelosPenélope L. MentaFernando S. NevesRosangela TeixeiraGifone A. RochaEliane D. GontijoObjective: Patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) have a poorer quality of life than those with other chronic liver diseases. However, some of the factors that determine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in these patients, such as the degree of liver fibrosis, are still controversial. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of CHC on HRQOL by conducting clinical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic evaluations. Methods: One hundred and twenty-four consecutive patients attending a referral center for hepatitis were evaluated using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatry Interview, the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. Multiple linear regression analyses were used to quantify independent associations between HRQOL and the clinical, psychiatric, and sociodemographic variables of interest. Results: Reduced HRQOL was independently associated with major depressive disorder (MDD) and with elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase, but was not associated with hepatic cirrhosis. Conclusions: MDD rather than the grade of liver fibrosis was strongly associated with HRQOL impairment in patients with CHC. These findings highlight that, in patients with CHC, the psychological effects of the disease deserve more attention and the implementation of integrated medical, psychiatric, and psychological care may be helpful.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015000100021&lng=en&tlng=enChronic hepatitis Ccirrhosishealth-related quality of lifemajor depressive disorder |
| spellingShingle | Luciana D. Silva Cláudia C. da Cunha Luciana R. da Cunha Renato F. Araújo Vanessa M. Barcelos Penélope L. Menta Fernando S. Neves Rosangela Teixeira Gifone A. Rocha Eliane D. Gontijo Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry Chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis health-related quality of life major depressive disorder |
| title | Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C |
| title_full | Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C |
| title_fullStr | Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C |
| title_short | Depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis C |
| title_sort | depression rather than liver impairment reduces quality of life in patients with hepatitis c |
| topic | Chronic hepatitis C cirrhosis health-related quality of life major depressive disorder |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462015000100021&lng=en&tlng=en |
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