Clinics and research in hepatology and gastroenterology
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Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol · Jun 2015
Patient health utility, work productivity, and lifestyle impairment in chronic hepatitis C patients in France.
France has a high prevalence of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV). Clinical consequences of HCV are well-recognized, while health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and productivity impacts remain less understood. This study evaluates how HCV disease severity and HCV treatment outcomes impact HRQoL and productivity among patients in France. ⋯ In a cross-sectional sample of HCV patients in France, worsening HRQoL and productivity/activity impairment was significantly associated with disease progression and increasing age. This information provides insight into the benefits of treating HCV patients and preventing disease progression.