Figure 131-1

Health-related quality of life assessed as SF-36 domain and summary scores (means and 95% confidence intervals) in patients with liver cirrhosis (continuous line, n = 128) and healthy controls (dashed line, n = 299) (Kalaitzakis et al., 2006) (reproduced with permission from the publisher Taylor & Francis). Lower scores indicate poorer health-related quality of life. Patients with liver cirrhosis showed poorer health-related quality of life assessed by the 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) compared to controls from the general population. All SF-36 indices and summary scores were significantly lower in patients with cirrhosis compared to controls except that for bodily pain. SF-36, the 36-item short form health survey; PF, physical functioning; RP, role limitations caused by physical health problems; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health perceptions; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role limitations caused by emotional problems; MH, mental health; PCS, physical component summary; MCS, mental component summary. The PCS and MCS are summaries of the physical and mental SF-36 indices