Measuring the Response of Extrahepatic Symptoms and Quality of Life to Antiviral Treatment in Patients with Hepatitis C

Table 3

HQLQ scores before and after treatment.

HQLQ domain	Mean score		Significance of change
	Before treatment	6 months after treatment	P value
Physical functioning	76.3	80.2	0.024
Role physical	60.2	73.1	0.002
Body pain	60.6	66.3	0.055
General health	50.9	59.1	>0.001
Vitality	46.1	43.9	0.233
Social functioning	62.4	70.4	0.009
Role emotional	63.8	69.3	0.350
Mental health	63.3	59.5	0.048
Health distress	63.8	52.8	0.008
Positive well-being	68.1	51.6	>0.001
Hepatitis-specific functional limitations	58.6	69.3	>0.001
Hepatitis-specific distress	17.2	46.3	>0.001