Insight Into the Adolescent Patient Experience With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Conclusions: Adolescents with NAFLD may benefit from personalized treatment. Care could be enhanced by ensuring comprehension of diagnosis, problem-solving personal, and family barriers and increasing family support. Harnessing adolescents’ desire for weight loss may be a more salient driver for change in disease status. Interventions should also address systemic barriers such as food insecurity to ensure equitable care.
Source: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original Articles: Hepatology Source Type: research