Impact of liver disease on daily living in transplantation candidates.
The impact of different types of liver diseases on life quality in transplantation candidates was assessed. For all disease types, psychosocial impairment exceeded physical impairment. Among the various disease conditions, differences on the pattern and severity of life quality disturbances were observed.
Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000523:psychology*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D012720:Severity of Illness Index