Publications by authors named "Ratthanan Chantrakul"
Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf)
April 2024
Article Synopsis
- - This study investigated the impact of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) across five stages in Thai patients, highlighting differences in health state utilities (HSU) and EuroQol-visual analogue scale (EQ-VAS) scores.
- - Data was collected from 422 patients at a super-tertiary care center, with findings showing that HRQoL decreased significantly as the disease progressed, especially in patients with advanced-/terminal-stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
- - A strong correlation between HSU and EQ-VAS scores was found, indicating that as patients moved to more severe stages, their quality of life and overall health perceptions declined markedly, with the most affected
