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 1^st outpatient clinic for hepatic disease affiliated to Ain shams university .2^nd 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 .