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

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  • Nadja Østberg

    (Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark)

  • Birgitte Gade Jacobsen

    (Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark)

  • Mette Munk Lauridsen

    (Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark)

  • Lea Ladegaard Grønkjær

    (Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Southern Denmark, 6700 Esbjerg, Denmark)

Abstract

The mental health of patients with liver diseases is often overlooked when assessing their overall health and planning care and treatment. The aim of this study was to assess anxiety, depression, hopelessness, quality of life, and the perception of stigmatization in a large cohort of patients with chronic liver disease of different aetiology and severity, as well as to identify predictors associated with mental health disorders. A total of 340 patients completed a survey assessing mental health using the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Beck Hopelessness Scale, and the Major Depression Inventory. Quality of life was measured with the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire and the European Quality-of-Life visual analogue scale. To assess stigmatization, validated questions from the Danish Nationwide Survey of Patient Experiences were used. Predictors associated with anxiety, hopelessness, and depression were analysed using univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses. Overall, 15% of the patients had moderate or severe anxiety, 3% had moderate or pronounced hopelessness, and 8% had moderate or severe depression. The prevalence of all three was highest in patients with cirrhosis and was associated with a low quality of life. More patients with cirrhosis had perceived stigmatization compared to patients with liver disease without cirrhosis, which affected their self-perception, and more than one-third of the patients refrained from telling others about their liver disease. The results emphasize the need for increased focus on mental health problems and awareness on preventing the discrimination of patients with liver disease.

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  • Nadja Østberg & Birgitte Gade Jacobsen & Mette Munk Lauridsen & Lea Ladegaard Grønkjær, 2023. "Mental Health, Quality of Life, and Stigmatization in Danish Patients with Liver Disease," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(8), pages 1-16, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:8:p:5497-:d:1122431
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