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Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

Background: Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among hepatitis C patients is crucial in assisting health care providers to understand the complex psychosocial impact of disease on patients, thus facilitating a more patient-centred care. This study aims to measure the HRQOL among h...

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Main Authors: Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq, Jaafar, Khairul Azhar, M Yunus, Raudah
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Published: 2021
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RC Internal medicine
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
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spelling my.iium.irep.897662021-05-16T07:02:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/89766/ Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq Jaafar, Khairul Azhar M Yunus, Raudah RC Internal medicine RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology Background: Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among hepatitis C patients is crucial in assisting health care providers to understand the complex psychosocial impact of disease on patients, thus facilitating a more patient-centred care. This study aims to measure the HRQOL among hepatitis C patients attending a tertiary hospital in Pahang, Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted among 195 hepatitis C patients attending Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), the main public tertiary hospital in Pahang. HRQOL was assessed using the 36-item short-form survey (SF-36v2). Results: Respondents had lower scores in physical and mental health components of HRQOL than normal population. Those who completed treatment had higher scores in both physical and mental health component, compared to those who was not treated or on treatment. There was no significant association between HRQOL and gender, age, marital status, employment status and education level. Conclusion: Our findings showed that patients with hepatitis C, in general, have poor HRQOL in both physical and mental health components. Disease management should take into account patients’ quality of life as part of the inter-disciplinary approach. Acknowledgement: The authors would like to thank all staff of gastroenterology and internal medicine department Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan. The study was approved by the National Medical Research Register (NMRR), Malaysia Research Ethics Committee (MREC) and the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) of HTAA (Ethics No: NMRR-18-3536-42688) 2021-04-08 Article NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/89766/1/HEALTH-RELATED%20QUALITY%20OF%20LIFE%20AMONG%20HE...ONAL%20JOURNAL%20OF%20ALLIED%20HEALTH%20SCIENCES.pdf Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera and Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq and Jaafar, Khairul Azhar and M Yunus, Raudah (2021) Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Allied Health Sciences, 5 (1). p. 1. E-ISSN 2600-8491 https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/554
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topic RC Internal medicine
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
spellingShingle RC Internal medicine
RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq
Jaafar, Khairul Azhar
M Yunus, Raudah
Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
description Background: Measurement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among hepatitis C patients is crucial in assisting health care providers to understand the complex psychosocial impact of disease on patients, thus facilitating a more patient-centred care. This study aims to measure the HRQOL among hepatitis C patients attending a tertiary hospital in Pahang, Malaysia. Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted among 195 hepatitis C patients attending Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), the main public tertiary hospital in Pahang. HRQOL was assessed using the 36-item short-form survey (SF-36v2). Results: Respondents had lower scores in physical and mental health components of HRQOL than normal population. Those who completed treatment had higher scores in both physical and mental health component, compared to those who was not treated or on treatment. There was no significant association between HRQOL and gender, age, marital status, employment status and education level. Conclusion: Our findings showed that patients with hepatitis C, in general, have poor HRQOL in both physical and mental health components. Disease management should take into account patients’ quality of life as part of the inter-disciplinary approach. Acknowledgement: The authors would like to thank all staff of gastroenterology and internal medicine department Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan. The study was approved by the National Medical Research Register (NMRR), Malaysia Research Ethics Committee (MREC) and the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) of HTAA (Ethics No: NMRR-18-3536-42688)
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author Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq
Jaafar, Khairul Azhar
M Yunus, Raudah
author_facet Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq
Jaafar, Khairul Azhar
M Yunus, Raudah
author_sort Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera
title Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
title_short Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
title_full Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Health-related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients in Pahang state, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study
title_sort health-related quality of life among hepatitis c patients in pahang state, malaysia: a cross-sectional study
publishDate 2021
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https://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/554
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