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9246040

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-8-25
pubmed:abstractText
The impact of depression (assessed by the Beck Depression Inventory) on quality of life and outcome was prospectively assessed in adult patients with cirrhosis. Patients with depression had significantly poorer perceived quality of life (P = 0.006), poorer adaptive coping (P = 0.001), and lower functional status, i.e., Karnofsky performance score (P = 0.06), as compared to the nondepressed patients. Survival after transplantation was not different between depressed and nondepressed patients. However, the patients with depression were significantly more likely to die while awaiting transplantation than the nondepressed patients (P = 0.02). The difference in mortality between the depressed and the nondepressed patients with end-stage liver disease could not be explained by the severity of illness variables; Child-Pugh score, complications of liver disease, renal function, serum albumin, prothrombin time, frequency and duration of hospitalizations were not significantly different for depressed and nondepressed patients. Symptoms of depression should be sought in patients with cirrhosis since depression is a modifiable illness that is amenable to treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0163-2116
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1421-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Depression in patients with cirrhosis. Impact on outcome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, VA Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15240, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article