Systematic review: patient‐reported outcomes in chronic hepatitis C‐the impact of liver disease and new treatment regimens

Z Younossi, L Henry - Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background Treatment for chronic hepatitis C (CH‐C) is rapidly changing and moving away
from an interferon and ribavirin‐based therapy to interferon‐free ribavirin‐free all oral …

Barriers to hepatitis C treatment

CE McGowan, MW Fried - Liver international, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the availability of highly effective therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, few
patients receive treatment. Barriers arising at multiple levels, from diagnosis to specialist …

[HTML][HTML] “It feels like I'm the dirtiest person in the world.”: Exploring the experiences of healthcare providers who survived MERS-CoV in Saudi Arabia

AF Almutairi, AA Adlan, HH Balkhy, OA Abbas… - Journal of infection and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract In summer 2015, a Saudi 1000-bed tertiary care hospital experienced a serious
outbreak among patients of Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS); during which …

Impact of a type 2 diabetes diagnosis on mental health, quality of life, and social contacts: a longitudinal study

X Feng, T Astell-Burt - BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 2017 - drc.bmj.com
Aims The aim was to examine whether a type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosis
increases the odds of psychological distress, a worsening in overall quality of life, and a …

Huge gap between clinical efficacy and community effectiveness in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C: a nationwide survey in Taiwan

ML Yu, ML Yeh, PC Tsai, CI Huang, JF Huang… - Medicine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Huge Gap Between Clinical Efficacy and Community Effectivene... : Medicine Huge Gap
Between Clinical Efficacy and Community Effectiveness in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C …

[PDF][PDF] A global view of hepatitis C: physician knowledge, opinions, and perceived barriers to care

CE McGowan, A Monis, BR Bacon, J Mallolas… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of global morbidity and
mortality. Although recent advances in antiviral therapy have led to significant improvements …

Quality of life considerations for patients with chronic hepatitis C

GR Foster - Journal of viral hepatitis, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) has a profound effect on health‐related
quality of life (HRQoL)–with fatigue, depression and neurocognitive deficits among the most …

Stigma in the context of hepatitis C: concept analysis

G Butt - Journal of advanced nursing, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Title. Stigma in the context of hepatitis C: concept analysis. Aim. This paper is a report of a
concept analysis of stigma in the context of hepatitis C. Background. Stigma is a complex …

The depiction of stigmatization in research about hepatitis C

BL Paterson, M Backmund, G Hirsch, C Yim - International Journal of Drug …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the past decade, there has been an increasing emphasis by researchers regarding the
stigmatization of people who are hepatitis C positive as they seek health care. Because the …

Depression, fatigue and neurocognitive deficits in chronic hepatitis C

SW Yeoh, ACN Holmes, MM Saling, IP Everall… - Hepatology …, 2018 - Springer
Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection experience a range of symptoms
including depression, fatigue and neurocognitive deficits, impairing quality of life …