Socioeconomic characteristics, quality of life, and state of knowledge of patients with hepatitis C viral infection in Germany--socioeconomic aspects in hepatitis C

Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie
C NiederauA Kautz

Abstract

Little is known as yet about the socio-economic consequences for patients with hepatitis C in Germany. The study of the Deutsche Leberhilfe e. V., supported by the federal hepatitis competence net, prospectively analyzed questionnaires about quality-of-life, education and work situation, insurance, and various other socio-economical aspects of patients with chronic hepatitis C. The questionnaire included questions about the information status of patients concerning hepatitis C in general and their individual disease. Overall, 1500 questionnaires were distributed by clinics, general practitioners, patient-support groups and via the internet; 714 were sent back and analyzed. Most of the 714 patients were born in Germany; 56 % were women and 44 % men, with a mean age of 52 years and a hepatitis duration of 18 years. More than 60 % of subjects younger than 65 years of age did not have a regular job, and 27 % were already retired. Only 47 % had a sufficient retirement insurance, whereas almost all had a health insurance. Only 12 % had an insurance covering work invalidity, and of those who had applied for the latter insurance, it was denied in 29 %. About 80 % of subjects reported that the hepatitis disturbed various aspects of thei...Continue Reading

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Apr 12, 2012·World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG·Claus NiederauStefan Mauss
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