Journal de recherche et de développement en éducation à la santé

Stigmatization, Quality of Life and Mental Health in Danish Liver Disease Patients

Abstract

Lauridsen Hlmahdy

When evaluating a patient's overall health and planning their care and treatment, mental health is frequently overlooked. The point of this study was to survey nervousness, melancholy, sadness, personal satisfaction, and the impression of vilification in a huge companion of patients with persistent liver sickness of various etiology and seriousness, as well as to distinguish indicators related with psychological wellness problems. A survey utilizing the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Major Depression Inventory was completed by 340 patients. The Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire and the European Quality-of-Life visual analogue scale were used to assess quality of life. To evaluate belittling, approved inquiries from the Danish Cross country Study of Patient Encounters were utilized. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to examine predictors of anxiety, hopelessness, and depression. 15% of patients experienced moderate to severe anxiety, 3% experienced moderate to pronounced hopelessness, and 8% experienced moderate to severe depression. Patients with cirrhosis had the highest prevalence of all three and a lower quality of life. More patients with cirrhosis than with liver disease without cirrhosis perceived stigmatization, which affected their self-perception. Additionally, more than one third of the patients chose not to tell others about their liver disease. The findings emphasize the need for increased awareness of mental health issues and the prevention of liver disease patients from being discriminated against.