Open AccessFalls and cognitive dysfunction impair health-related quality of life in patients with cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Eva Román,
Juan Córdoba,
M. Torrens,
Carlos Guarner,
Germán Soriano
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.881
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1473-5687
pISSN - 0954-691X
DOI - 10.1097/meg.0b013e3283589f49
Subject(s) - medicine , quality of life (healthcare) , cirrhosis , cognition , incidence (geometry) , hyponatremia , confidence interval , multivariate analysis , anemia , physical therapy , psychiatry , physics , nursing , optics
Falls are frequent in patients with cirrhosis and cognitive dysfunction and can deteriorate health-related quality of life (HRQoL).