Gender Differences in the Quality of Life of Patients with Liver Cirrhosis Related to Hepatitis C after Liver Transplantation

被引：17

作者：

Bianco, Tonino ^{[4
]}

Cillo, Umberto ^{[2
]}

Amodio, Piero ^{[3
]}

Zanus, Giacomo ^{[2
]}

Salari, Annalisa ^{[4
]}

Neri, Daniele ^{[2
]}

Bombonato, Giancarlo ^{[3
]}

Schiff, Sami ^{[3
]}

Baggio, Giovannella ^{[1
]}

Ronco, Claudio ^{[5
,6
]}

Brocca, Alessandra ^{[5
,6
]}

Soni, Sachin ^{[6
]}

Minazzato, Lina ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Padua, Study Ctr Natl Hlth & Gender Med, Padua Operating Unit, Padua, Italy

[2] Univ Padua, Unit Hepatobiliary Surg, Padua, Italy

[3] Univ Padua, Dept Clin & Expt Med, Padua, Italy

[4] Univ Padua, Inst Anesthesiol & Reanimat, Padua, Italy

[5] San Bortolo Hosp, Dept Nephrol Dialysis & Transplantat, IT-36100 Vicenza, Italy

[6] IRRIV, Vicenza, Italy

来源：

BLOOD PURIFICATION | 2013年 / 36卷 / 3-4期

关键词：

Gender differences; Hepatitis C; Liver transplantation; Pain perception; Quality of life; SF-36; SEX-DIFFERENCES; PAIN; VIRUS; FATIGUE; INFECTION;

D O I：

10.1159/000356362

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection frequently leads to chronic liver disease, which adversely affects the quality of life (QoL) of the patient. The gender of the patient may be an important variable in the way severity of the disease is perceived. The aim of our study is to evaluate the effect of the gender variable on QoL in HCV-positive patients. Methods: This study included a total of 52 patients (26 men and 26 women) who completed a 1-year follow-up after liver transplantation. QoL was assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire. Results: Male subjects have significantly higher scores on physical role functioning, bodily pain and physical activity compared with females. Females have a better QoL compared to males with regard to the emotional state and mental health. Conclusions: These results show a significant effect of the gender variable on QoL in HCV patients. (C) 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel

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页码：231 / 235

页数：5

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