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Relationship between symptoms and both stage of change in adopting a healthy life style and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis: a cross-sectional study

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Author(s)
Myung Kyung LeeWoo Jin Chung
Keimyung Author(s)
Chung, Woo Jin
Department
Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학)
Journal Title
Health Qual Life Outcomes
Issued Date
2021
Volume
19
Issue
1
Keyword
SymptomExerciseDietQuality of lifeLiver cirrhosis
Abstract
Background:
Previous studies of patients with liver cirrhosis have not considered the broad range of symptoms or the association between healthy behavior and quality of life. The purposes of this study were to examine the association between symptoms and adopting exercise and consuming fruits and vegetables and to identify factors associated with quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Methods:
This cross-sectional study enrolled 91 consecutive patients with liver cirrhosis in one tertiary general hospital in South Korea between February 2016 and January 2017. Each study participant completed a self-administered questionnaire that measured symptom, stage of change in engaging in exercise and consumption of fruits and vegetables, and the Korean version of the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis and multiple regression models was used, respectively, to examine the association between each symptom with stage of change in engaging in exercise and consumption of fruits and vegetables and to evaluate factors affecting quality of life.

Results:
Experiencing nausea was associated with more readiness for change in engaging in exercise, but experiencing shortness of breath was associated with less readiness for change in engaging in exercise. Experiencing right upper quadrant pain was associated with more readiness for change in engaging in consumption of fruits and vegetables. Muscle cramps, anorexia, right upper quadrant pain and body pain, itching, ascites or edema, bruising, and change in appearance negatively affected quality of life.

Conclusions:
The results suggest that the types of symptoms experienced by a patient with liver cirrhosis hinder or promote the patient's adoption of exercise and dietary behavior. Experiencing symptoms may negatively affect quality of life. Caregivers should provide supportive care to patients with liver cirrhosis, which includes assessing and managing symptoms to improve quality of life.
Keimyung Author(s)(Kor)
정우진
Publisher
School of Medicine (의과대학)
Citation
Myung Kyung Lee and Woo Jin Chung. (2021). Relationship between symptoms and both stage of change in adopting a healthy life style and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis: a cross-sectional study. Health Qual Life Outcomes, 19(1), 148. doi: 10.1186/s12955-021-01787-9
Type
Article
ISSN
1477-7525
Source
https://hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12955-021-01787-9
DOI
10.1186/s12955-021-01787-9
URI
https://kumel.medlib.dsmc.or.kr/handle/2015.oak/43799
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