Effect ofAn Intervention Program On Health Related Quality Of Life (HRQOL) Among Hepatitis C Patients.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Background: Hepatitis C was one of the ultimate chronic infectious diseases in up to date years and, is estimated to infect approximately 130–150 million people globally. Aim:Evaluate Effect of an intervention program on health related quality of life (HRQOL) among Hepatitis C patients. Hypothesis:Hepatitis C patients who attend the intervention program exhibits higher health related quality of life (HRQOL) than those who don’t attend it.Settings: The study was executed at acenter of liver and treatment of hepatic viruses by interferon in national medical institute in Damanhour, ElBehaira governorate. Subjects: chronic Hepatitis C patients attending the Center were counted in in the study.The first 400 positive Hepatitis C patients who approved to contribute in the study compromised a sample for preliminary assessment. Then a sub-sample randomly has chosenof 200 Hepatitis C patients from the prior sample. These 200 patients were randomized into 100 patients for study groups and 100patients for control groups. Tools: two tools were castoff for data collection. The first tool was settled by the researchers to collect data about Socio-demographic characteristics, knowledge and behaviors related to HCV. The second tool generic and disease-specific HealthRelated Quality Of Life Assessment.Results:As to Hepatitis C patients' generic HRQOL, the program created a positive effect on Physical Component Summary (PCS) (p= 0.000) and Mental Component Summary (MCS) (p= 0.000) and all its' items as general health, bodily pain, physical functioning, role limitation physical, social functioning, role limitation emotional, vitality and mental health. Relating to Hepatitis C patients' specific HRQOL, the program established a positive effect (p= 0.000) on its' all items: physical, psychological, social and spiritual impacts.The study concluded that, there was a positive influence of intervention program on health related quality of life among Hepatitis C patients.So, it is recommended the educational campaigns to increase awareness of population at risk and general population along with broadcast preventive activities to encourage people to take a more active role in preventing exposure to HCV and/or modifying their behavior that permit transmission of HCV to diminish the burden of HCV disease on HRQOL of infected patients in Egypt.
Authors and Affiliations
Enas Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan, AbeerAbd El- Aziz Mohamed Madian, NaglaaKamelAbduallah Hussein
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