Hepatitis C virus eradication with directly acting antivirals improves health-related quality of life and psychological symptoms

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2019; 25(48): 6928-6938
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Table 4 Prevalence of depression, state and trait anxiety and alexithymia before and after directly acting antivirals treatment, n (%)

	Pre DAAs (n = 39)	Post DAAs (n = 39)	P value
Zung SDS ≥ 50 (no/yes)	8/31 (20)	4/35 (10)	Ns
STAI Y1 ≥ 60 (no/yes)	37/2 (5)	39/0 (0)	Ns
STAI Y2 ≥ 60 (no/yes)	35/4 (10)	39/0 (0)	Ns
TAS-20 ≥ 60 (no/yes)	28/11 (28)	34/5 (13)	Ns

Paired X². DAAs: Directly acting antivirals; Zung-SDS: Zung-Self Depression Rating Scale; STAI-Y1: Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Y1; STAI-Y2: Spielberg State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Y2; TAS-20: Toronto-Alexithymia Scale-20; SF36: Short form 36.

Citation: Nardelli S, Riggio O, Rosati D, Gioia S, Farcomeni A, Ridola L. Hepatitis C virus eradication with directly acting antivirals improves health-related quality of life and psychological symptoms. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(48): 6928-6938
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v25/i48/6928.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v25.i48.6928