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Souza,Neila Paula de; Villar,Livia Melo; Garbin,Artênio José Ísper; Rovida,Tânia Adas Saliba; Garbin,Cléa Adas Saliba. |
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Assessing health-related quality of life is an important aspect of clinical practice. Thus, the present study attempts to assess the health-related quality of life of patients with chronic liver disease. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 133 chronic liver disease patients, using three instruments: a demographic questionnaire, the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire, and Model for End-Stage Liver Disease index. Variables were expressed as frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The statistical analysis included Pearson's correlation, Student's t-test, and analysis of variance (p < 0.05 was considered significant). RESULTS: The mean age of included subjects was 50.5 ± 13.3 years.... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Quality of life; Hepatitis; Liver cirrhosis. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702015000600590 |
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