QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS AND FACTORS RELATED TO QUALYTY OF LIFE

Phạm Thị Thanh Phương1,, Nguyễn Thị Nga1
1 Haiduong Medical Technical University

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Objective: Descriptive quality of life and factors related to quality of life among patients with Cirrhosis at Saint Paul General Hospital in 2020.Research method: A cross-sectional description with analysis on 80 patients with cirrhosis who came for examination and treatment at the gastroenterology clinic and internal medicine department at Saint Paul General Hospital in May 2020. Research result: The study showed that patients over 60 years old accounted for the highest proportion 46.3% (37/80), male dominated with 65% (52/80), the majority were retirees and lived in Hanoi, respectively, accounting for 51.3%(41/80) and 83.8% (67/80).  The majority of patients had a history of alcohol and tobacco use, accounting for 57.5% and 52.5%, respectively. Most of the patients with cirrhosis are caused by hepatitis B 73.8% (59/80). The average QOL score of patients with cirrhosis is low 4.71(SD = ±0.69) (<5), with min 2.9 and max 6. In which, the average QOL score of the symptomatic part of the abdomen reached 4.29 (SD = ± 1.17), the average QOL score of the fatigue section reached 4.26 (SD = ± 0.94), the average QOL score of the fatigue section reached 4.26 (SD = ± 0.94). The mean QOL score of the systemic symptoms part reached 4.51 (SD = ± 0.75), the mean QOL score of the activity part reached 4.63 (SD = ± 0.98), the mean QOL score of the sensory function section exposure reached 4.81 (SD = ± 0.78). Finally, the mean QOL score of the anxiety section reached 5.49 (SD = ±3.31). Conclusion: Cirrhosis affects the patient's QOL, especially fatigue is the most effect.

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