RT Journal Article
T1 Quality of Life and Coping in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Influence of Diabetes and Obesity.
A1 Funuyet-Salas, Jesús
A1 Pérez-San-Gregorio, María Ángeles
A1 Martín-Rodríguez, Agustín
A1 Romero-Gómez, Manuel
K1 NAFLD
K1 coping strategies
K1 obesity
K1 quality of life
K1 type 2 diabetes mellitus
AB Our aim was to analyze how type 2 diabetes and obesity influence quality of life (QoL) and coping in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and which coping strategies predict diabetic or obese participants' QoL. QoL (SF-12, CLDQ-NAFLD) and coping strategies (COPE-28) were evaluated in 307 biopsy-proven NAFLD patients with absence or presence of diabetes or obesity. QoL was compared with normality tables for the general Spanish population. Interactive effects were found in physical functioning (p = 0.008), role-physical (p = 0.016) and activity (p = 0.014). Diabetic patients reported worse scores when they were also obese and vice versa, that is, obese patients scored worse when they were also diabetic. Both diabetic and obese patients had lower QoL than those without metabolic pathology or the general population, and obese patients also reported more passive/avoidance coping. Active coping, positive reframing and acceptance predicted better QoL, while denial, self-blame, self-distraction, disengagement and religion predicted lower QoL. In conclusion, diabetes and obesity were associated with lower QoL in patients with NAFLD. Obesity was also associated with more passive/avoidance coping. Furthermore, passive/avoidance coping strategies predicted lower QoL than active, recommending modification of maladaptive coping strategies in future multidisciplinary NAFLD treatments.
YR 2021
FD 2021-03-28
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/17454
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/17454
LA en
DS RISalud
RD Apr 11, 2025