Key result
Lower social support in patients with hepatitis C was significantly associated with living alone, unemployment, psychiatric comorbidities, and higher levels of anxiety and depression.
Why the study?
What is the impact of a hepatitis C diagnosis on patients' level of social support and associated mental and physical symptoms?
Population
342 patients evaluated and treated for hepatitis C virus in a tertiary referral center, mean age 45.2 years…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Associates lower social support with isolation and psychiatric burden in HCV; hypothesis-generating, should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=342)
No
What is the impact of a hepatitis C diagnosis on patients' level of social support and associated mental and physical symptoms?
Patients with hepatitis C frequently experience reduced social support, which correlates with increased anxiety, depression, and physical symptoms, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions.
Julie A Blasiole (2006) conducted a cross-sectional in Hepatitis C (n=342). Lower social support was evaluated on Level of social support and associated mental and physical symptoms. Lower social support in patients with hepatitis C was significantly associated with living alone, unemployment, psychiatric comorbidities, and higher levels of anxiety and depression.
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