Mental health and quality of life in liver transplant and cirrhotic patients with various etiologies
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María Ángeles Pérez San Gregorio [1] ; Agustín Martín Rodríguez [1] ; Elisabet Dominguez Cabello [1] ; Eduardo Fernández Jiménez [1] ; Mercedes Borda Mas [1] ; Angel Bernardos Rodríguez [2]
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[1] Universidad de Sevilla
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, España
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[2] Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío
Sevilla, España
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- Localización: International journal of clinical and health psychology, ISSN 1697-2600, Vol. 12, Nº. 2, 2012, págs. 203-218
- Idioma: español
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Resumen
In this study we aimed to: 1) examine whether there were differences in mental health and quality of life of liver transplant recipients according to etiology that led to transplantation (alcoholic cirrhosis, Hepatitis B/C Virus, hepatocellular carcinoma and others); and 2) to compare mental health and quality of life between liver transplant and cirrhotic patients, according to etiologies that most often lead to liver transplantation (alcoholic and Hepatitis C Virus). Two patient groups participated: 168 transplant recipients and 63 cirrhotic patients. Mental health was assessed by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and quality of life by the SF-36 Health Survey.
We found the following results: 1) statistically significant differences were found in anxiety, depression, general health, and vitality; in all of them, transplant patients due to Hepatitis C Virus showed the highest impairment and transplant patients due to alcoholic cirrhosis showed the lowest deterioration; 2) cirrhotic patients, compared to transplanted, and patients with Hepatitis C Virus, compared to alcoholic liver patients, were the groups with greater biopsychosocial impairment. In the absence of interactive effects between factors groups and etiology, Hepatitis C Virus patients had higher biopsychosocial impairment than alcoholic liver patients, regardless of whether or not they underwent transplant.