Coping Strategies versus Health-Related Quality of Life among Hepatitis C Patients
Abstract
This study aiming at describe overall health related quality of life and preferred coping strategies among hepatitis's c patients and correlate between health related quality of life and coping strategies. The study was conducted in two outpatient clinics 1st outpatient clinic for hepatic disease affiliated to Ain shams university .2nd outpatient clinic affiliated to Theodor Bilharz research institute. The samples of this study consist of 106 hepatitis c patients. Data were collected through three tools .First tool:-
A structured interviewing questionnaire developed by researchers for collecting data related to: Socio-demographic characteristics of patients such as age – sex –education ,Questions about parameters of quality of life which are most commonly affected and behavioral changes following diagnosis .Second tool:- The Hepatitis Quality of Life Questionnaire version 2.( HQLQv2). Third tool :- Coping strategies inventory. The main results revealed that a significant reduction in the patient quality of life and there was significant positive associations between Overall (HRQoL) versus coping strategies. The present study recommended that providing counseling intervention to hepatitis c patients for evaluating patient psychological condition and provision of psychological support to patients during different stage of treatment. And implementing educational intervention for the patients to educate them to promote the use of appropriate coping strategies to enhance quality of life.
Keywords: hepatitis c- quality of life – coping strategies .
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