Abstract
Method
A total of 200 patients with chronic liver disease and varying disease severity answered a socio-demographic questionnaire,
t CLDQ, and the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Patients returned in 1–15 days to answer CLDQ again. The Cronbach’s
alpha of the total CLDQ score was 0.95 and fluctuated between 0.69 and 0.83 in its six domains.
t CLDQ, and the Medical Outcome Study Short Form 36 (SF-36). Patients returned in 1–15 days to answer CLDQ again. The Cronbach’s
alpha of the total CLDQ score was 0.95 and fluctuated between 0.69 and 0.83 in its six domains.
Results
The intra-class correlation between total CLDQ scores in two evaluations was 0.97 and in all domains was >0.93. CLDQ was moderately
correlated with the SF-36, 0.63 (total CLDQ vs. vitality, SF-36), 0.62 (CLDQ and mental health, SF-36), 0.62 (preoccupation,
CLDQ, vs. General Health, SF-36), 0.59 (fatigue, CLDQ, vs. vitality, SF-36), 0.59 (activity, CLDQ, vs. vitality, SF-36), and
0.59 (fatigue, CLDQ, vs. mental health, SF-36). The highest scores were found in non-cirrhotic group. Child A patients had
higher average scores than Child B and C groups in all domains, while patients with MELD <15 scored higher than patients with
MELD ≥15.
correlated with the SF-36, 0.63 (total CLDQ vs. vitality, SF-36), 0.62 (CLDQ and mental health, SF-36), 0.62 (preoccupation,
CLDQ, vs. General Health, SF-36), 0.59 (fatigue, CLDQ, vs. vitality, SF-36), 0.59 (activity, CLDQ, vs. vitality, SF-36), and
0.59 (fatigue, CLDQ, vs. mental health, SF-36). The highest scores were found in non-cirrhotic group. Child A patients had
higher average scores than Child B and C groups in all domains, while patients with MELD <15 scored higher than patients with
MELD ≥15.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category Brief Communication
- Pages 1-6
- DOI 10.1007/s11136-012-0138-2
- Authors
- Samantha Mucci, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Vanessa de Albuquerque Citero, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Adriano Miziara Gonzalez, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Luciana Geocze, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Stephan Geocze, Department of Clinical Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Gaspar de Jesus Lopes Filho, Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Mario Alfredo De Marco, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Edison Roberto Parise, Department of Clinical Gastroenterology, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Luiz Antonio Nogueira Martins, Department of Psychiatry, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Journal Quality of Life Research
- Online ISSN 1573-2649
- Print ISSN 0962-9343