Open AccessPsychological, Cognitive, and Laboratory Characteristics of End-Stage Liver Disease Patients
Author(s) -
Mahmadsharif Mirgoziev,
Mohammad Baghernezhad,
Seyed Ali Malek-Hosseini,
Mohsen Rezaee,
Zohre Ansarinia,
Somayeh Gholami,
Saman Nikeghbalian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
hepatitis monthly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.264
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1735-3408
pISSN - 1735-143X
DOI - 10.5812/hepatmon.96433
Subject(s) - medicine , california verbal learning test , anxiety , hospital anxiety and depression scale , liver transplantation , depression (economics) , epworth sleepiness scale , recall , transplantation , liver disease , kowsar , clinical psychology , verbal memory , psychiatry , cognition , physical therapy , psychology , apnea , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics , polysomnography
Background: End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) causes several clinical and psychological comorbidities. Some accompanying psychiatric disturbances have significant effects on the patients’ quality of life. Objectives: Thus, we aimed to evaluate some psychological characteristics of ESLD patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 91 ESLD patients aged 18 - 70 years. We assessed the patients using the California Verbal Learning Test (CVLT), Fatigue Severity Scale, Epworth Sleepiness Scale, and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Also, we measured the demographic and some laboratory data of the participants. The data were analyzed by SPSS version 21 software, and P values of less than 0.05 were considered significant. Results: The study included 68 men and 23 women with a mean age of 41.9 ± 13.72 years (range 19 - 68). The mean scores of fatigue (40.6 ± 14.8) and anxiety (12.98 ± 2.76) were more than the normal range. The most significant association was seen between age and CVLT items (attention (P = 0.01), immediate memory (P < 0.001), short delay free recall (0.01), and short delay cued recall (0.03). Conclusions: End-stage liver disease patients had anxiety, fatigue, and memory disorders in addition to their poor clinical conditions. Although the main treatment of ESLD is liver transplantation but the psychological and cognitive problems before transplantation in these patients are prognostic factors for post-operation compliance and follow up.