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ArticleGlobal journal of health science2015

Analyzing the Dimensions of the Quality of Life in Hepatitis B Patientsusing Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Ghassem Abedi, Farideh Rostami, Aliasghar Nadi

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Ghassem Abedi. gjhs@ccsenet.org.
Farideh Rostami
Aliasghar Nadi

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objectivesThe scope of the quality of life assessment is not widespread in any time like today. Economists, social scientists and politicians look at this topic from the particular approach. The life quality in hepatitis B patients regarding the degree of its progress is considered a major concern in these patients. Thus, the aim of the study was analyzing the dimensions of the life quality of a group of people suffering from hepatitis B in Mazandaran province in 2012.

methodsThis study was done by descriptive, cross-sectional method on 210 (118 women and 92 men) hepatitis B patients that six month have passed from their diagnosis and formation of follow-up form in health centers, using access sampling method at six regions of Mazandaran province.The instruments of the study were the questionnaire of World Health Organization questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) and the chronic liver disease questionnaire (CLDQ). For analyzing the data from descriptive statistics and Kolmogrov-Smirnov test, one sample t-test, two stage Confirmatory factor analysis, Spss and Lisrel software has been used.

resultsFindings showed that the social relationship dimension with factor loading of 0.81 has the most amount of coefficient of effectiveness; physical health with factor loading of 0.72, mental health with factor loading of 0.63 and environmental health with factor loading of 0.55 have the least amount of coefficient of effectiveness in creating the general life quality of hepatitis B patients. In the quality of life in hepatitis patients, the emotional function with factor loading of 0.76 has the most coefficient of effectiveness, activity dimension with factor loading of 0.67, fatigue with factor loading of 0.47, abdominal syptoms with factor loading of 0.42 and worry with factor loading of 0.32 have the least coeficient of effectivness in making CLDQ domains of hepatit B patients.

conclusionsThe general quality of life in patients had been below average and social relationship and emotional function must be properly investigated and managed in hepatitis B patients in order to improve life quality. WHOQOL-BREF and CLQD proved to be a useful instrument to assess general life quality in patients and can be helpful to find practical strategies to improving life quality in these patients.

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Health StatusMental HealthCross-Sectional StudiesEnvironmentFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHepatitis BHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleQuality of LifeSeverity of Illness Index

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PMCPMC4803937

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