Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient?
Hepatitis C is a systemic disease that has many extrahepatic manifestations in addition to hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, some of which may result in a poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Fatigue is perhaps the most frequent and disabling extrahepatic symptom of hepatitis C virus (HCV),...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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| description | Hepatitis C is a systemic disease that has many extrahepatic manifestations in addition to hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, some of which may result in a poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Fatigue is perhaps the most frequent and disabling extrahepatic symptom of hepatitis C virus (HCV), reported in almost one-half of all chronically infected individuals. Many other factors are associated with a poor quality of life in patients with HCV, including a number of physical and psychological factors. The objective of this article is to review the association between HCV and impaired HRQOL due to fatigue and psychological disturbances. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef86015cca0a49a591fb26d817907c0c2022-12-22T00:43:00ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology1319-37671998-40492008-01-01143109113Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient?Abdo AymanHepatitis C is a systemic disease that has many extrahepatic manifestations in addition to hepatic inflammation and fibrosis, some of which may result in a poor health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Fatigue is perhaps the most frequent and disabling extrahepatic symptom of hepatitis C virus (HCV), reported in almost one-half of all chronically infected individuals. Many other factors are associated with a poor quality of life in patients with HCV, including a number of physical and psychological factors. The objective of this article is to review the association between HCV and impaired HRQOL due to fatigue and psychological disturbances.http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2008;volume=14;issue=3;spage=109;epage=113;aulast=AbdoFatiguehepatitis C virusliverquality of life |
| spellingShingle | Abdo Ayman Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient? The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology Fatigue hepatitis C virus liver quality of life |
| title | Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient? |
| title_full | Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient? |
| title_fullStr | Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient? |
| title_short | Hepatitis C and poor quality of life: Is it the virus or the patient? |
| title_sort | hepatitis c and poor quality of life is it the virus or the patient |
| topic | Fatigue hepatitis C virus liver quality of life |
| url | http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=2008;volume=14;issue=3;spage=109;epage=113;aulast=Abdo |
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