Factors that reduce health-related quality of life in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology : the Official Clinical Practice Journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Maria Benito de ValleEvangelos Kalaitzakis

Abstract

Health-related quality of life (HRQL) is frequently reduced in patients with chronic liver disease, but there are limited data from patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). We aimed to evaluate HRQL and its potential determinants in 2 population-based cohorts of patients with PSC and to study the prevalence of fatigue among these patients. Validated questionnaires were used to measure quality of life (the Short-Form 36 [SF-36] and the chronic liver disease questionnaire), fatigue (the fatigue impact scale), and psychological distress (the hospital anxiety and depression scale) in 182 PSC patients residing in Sweden or England. Results were compared with those from the general population (controls). Regression analysis was performed to identify factors independently associated with HRQL. Patients with PSC had significantly lower scores from several areas of the SF-36, compared with controls (P < .05). Age (β = -0.62 to -0.21, P < .05) and systemic symptoms (β = 3.84-15.94, P < .05) such as pruritus were associated with lower scores from specific areas of the SF-36; serum level of alkaline phosphatase (β =-1.12 to -0.75, P < .05), and large-duct PSC (β = -15.35 to -10.05, P < .05) were associated with lower scores on m...Continue Reading

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