Health-related quality of life for adults living with hepatitis B in the United States: a qualitative assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2019, an estimated 296 million people were living with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) globally with approximately 2.4 million living within the United States. Those living with HBV require years if not decades of regular monitoring to prevent liver complications from occurring. The aim of this study was to explore the working conceptual framework of health related quality of life (HRQL) for those living with chronic HBV through qualitative analysis.

Methods

Data were collected by in-depth telephone interviews conducted in 2019 using purposeful sampling as part of a disease understanding assessment on the HBV patient experience within the United States. A directed content analysis approach was utilized by creation of a codebook to guide the organization of data

SUBMITTER: Freeland C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8581088 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature