Social support and health-related quality of life among hepatitis C patients in Pahang, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Zainulabid, Ummu Afeera, Md Jalil, Muhammad Ateeq, Jaafar, Khairul Azhar, Mohd Ibrahim, Mohamad Shafiq, M Yunus, Raudah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2021
• Subjects: RC Internal medicine; RC803 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Digestive System. Gastroenterology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/92606/1/92606_Social%20support%20and%20health-related%20quality%20of%20life%20among%20hepatitis%20C%20patients.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/92606/; https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15607
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

Background and Aim: Hepatitis C is one of the most common causes of liver disease worldwide. Health impacts of hepatitis C are not limited to physical morbidity but include psychosocial dimensions such as quality of life (QOL), depression, anxiety, and stigmatization. In Malaysia, modifiable factors...