Health Status and Quality of Life in Adult Biliary Atresia Patients Surviving with Their Native Livers

Conclusion Adult BA patients surviving with their native liver have similar HS and QOL as compared with their healthy peers. RAND-36 and WHOQOL-100 questionnaires are not interchangeable, but complementary to assess the patients' outcomes. The overall scores did not point to increased levels of anxiety and depression. However, on an individual level, three and six patients had a score above the cutoff of the HADS subscales demonstrating clinically relevant levels of anxiety and depression, respectively.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - August 30, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Lind, Robert C.de Vries, WillemienKeyzer, Claudia M. G.Peeters, Paul M. J. G.Verkade, Henkjan J.Hoekstra-Weebers, Josette E. H. M.van der Steeg, Alida F. W.Hulscher, Jan B. F. Tags: Original Article Source Type: research