Group training for Hepatitis C patients to improve quality of life
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Quality of life in patients with Hepatitis C10019654
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
- Hepatitis C
- Age 18 years or older
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with an insufficient grasp of the Dutch language to be able to participate in a training project.
- Patients with a psychiatric illness
- Patients who are /have been succesfully treated with Interferon
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The primary outcome measure of the study is the Short-Form 36 (SF-36), a<br /><br>generic, detailed quality of life measure that consists of 36 questions.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The secundary outcome measures are the EQ-5D, also a quality of life measure, a<br /><br>questionnaire on medical costs, illness & work, and the Beck Depression<br /><br>Inventory (BDI), a widely used questionnaire that measures depression and<br /><br>depressive symptoms.</p><br>