Impact of treating chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals on health-related quality of life: a real-life Egyptian experience

Background Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection negatively impacts health-related quality of life (HRQL). We aimed to assess patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to evaluate the impact of treating chronic HCV with directly acting antivirals (DAAs) on HRQL. Methods PROs were assessed prospectively using the PROQOL-HCV questionnaire before (week 0), at the end (week 12), and after DAA treatment at week 24. HRQL was measured in six different dimensions: physical health, emotional health, future uncertainty, intimate relationships, social health, and cognitive functions. Results A total of 500 HCV patients receiving DAAs were enrolled; of them, 399 were included in the analysis (median age 57 years, 59% females). HRQL increased significantly between baseline, end of treatment, and week 24 for all dimensions (P < 0.001), more often for physical health in females compared to males (OR = 1.69, 95% CI = 1.1–2.5), for future uncertainty among people with diabetes (1.75, 95% CI = 1.05–2.9), and for cognitive functions among obese patients (OR = 1.98; 95% CI = 1.1–3.3). Improvement in HRQL was less common for intimate relations among females (OR = 0.47; 95% CI = 0.3–0.7) and in patients with cirrhosis (OR = 0.35, 95% CI = 0.1–0.7). Improvement in HRQL was consistently higher in < 60 years compared to ≥ 60 years patients, with a significant difference in social health (P < 0.001) and future uncertainty (P < 0.049) HRQL domains. Conclusion HRQL improved with DAA therapy, a relation consistent across all HRQL dimensions up to 12 weeks after the end of treatment..

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Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Egyptian liver journal - 14(2024), 1 vom: 27. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Elbadry, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]
Badawi, Mahmoud [VerfasserIn]
Youssef, Naglaa [VerfasserIn]
Duracinsky, Martin [VerfasserIn]
Saleh, Shereen A. [VerfasserIn]
Funk, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Elessawy, Hagar [VerfasserIn]
Rumpler, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Sayed, Khadiga [VerfasserIn]
Vasiliu, Anca [VerfasserIn]
Madec, Yoann [VerfasserIn]
Fontanet, Arnaud [VerfasserIn]
El-Kassas, Mohamed [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Direct acting antivirals (DAAs)
Egypt
Health-related quality of life (HRQL)
Hepatitis C virus (HCV)
Patient-reported outcomes (PROs)

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© The Author(s) 2024

doi:

10.1186/s43066-024-00317-8

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SPR054940257