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Farm Hosp ; 38(3): 162-8, 2014 May 01.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24951901

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: We aimed to describe the incidence of psychiatric disorders in a cohort of HCV infected patients treated with interferon and ribavirin, and their impact on treatment adherence and viral response rate (SVR). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of HCV patients visited at an outpatient pharmacy service (OPS). We included all adult patients monoinfected with HCV who had initiated treatment in 2010. Monitoring of psychiatric disorders was assessed at weeks 0, 4, 12, 24, 48, and 72 through the self-administered questionnaires Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg).Adherence to treatment was assessed by counting of drug dispensations and patient reporting and drug exposure with the 80/80/80 rule. Virologic response was determined by the physician according to standard definitions. RESULTS: Among 76 included patients, 19 (25%) had a preexisting psychiatric disorder. The incidence of confirmed psychiatric disorders was 33% (n=25),with a peak of abnormal results in the tests by week 12. Overall, 43% of patients achieved an SVR. There were not significant differences between strict adherence and SVR in patients with or without medically confirmed disorders(96.0% vs 96,8%; p = NS) and SVR (39% vs 52%; p = NS], respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Psychiatric side effects had no effect on adherence to treatment nor on attainment of SVR. Multidisciplinary monitoring provided during the treatment of hepatitis C can contribute to early detection and management of psychiatric disorders and to improve integrated patient care.


Objetivo: Describir la experiencia recogida durante el programa multidisciplinar,y en particular describir la incidencia de los trastornos psiquiátricosen pacientes con hepatitis C crónica (HCC) durante el tratamiento coninterferón y ribavirina, y determinar la adherencia al tratamiento antiviraly la respuesta viral sobtenida (RVS).Material y métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo realizadoa partir de los datos recogidos durante el programa de dispensaciónambulatoria de tratamiento antiviral.Se incluyó a todos los pacientes monoinfectados por el virus hepatitis C(VHC) que iniciaron tratamiento durante el 2010. El cribaje de lostrastornos psiquiátricos se realizó mediante el Hospital Anxiety-DepressionScale (HADS) y el General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg) las semanas 0,4, 12, 24, 48 y 72. La adherencia se evaluó mediante el recuento de dispensacionesy de la medicación sobrante del paciente y la exposición al fármacosegún la regla 80/80/80. La respuesta virológica se determinó por elmédico responsable de acuerdo a las definiciones estándar.Resultados: Se incluyeron 76 pacientes, 19 (25%) de los cuales teníanantecedentes psiquiátricos. La incidencia de trastornos psiquiátricos fue del33% (n = 25). El pico de resultados anormales en los test fue en la semana12. El 43% alcanzó RVS, sin diferencias entre ambos grupos (p > 0,05). Laadherencia (96,0% y 96,8%, p > 0,05) y RVS (39% y 52%, p > 0,05)fueron similares en ambos subgrupos con y sin trastornos.Conclusiones: Los trastornos psiquiátricos no tuvieron impacto en la adherenciay la RVS. El seguimiento multidisciplinar durante el tratamiento de la hepatitisC crónica (HCC) puede contribuir a la detección precoz y manejo de lostrastornos psiquiátricos y a mejorar la atención integral del paciente.


Subject(s)
Antiviral Agents/adverse effects , Drug Monitoring/methods , Hepatitis C/drug therapy , Hepatitis C/psychology , Interferons/adverse effects , Mental Disorders/chemically induced , Ribavirin/adverse effects , Adult , Aged , Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Cohort Studies , Comorbidity , Drug Therapy, Combination , Female , Hepatitis C/complications , Humans , Interferons/therapeutic use , Male , Mental Disorders/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Psychiatric Status Rating Scales , Retrospective Studies , Ribavirin/therapeutic use
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Farm. hosp ; 38(3): 162-168, mayo-jun. 2014. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-125336

ABSTRACT

Objetivo: Describir la experiencia recogida durante el programa multidiscplinar, y en particular describir la incidencia de los trastornos psiquiátricos en pacientes con hepatitis C crónica (HCC) durante el tratamiento con interferón y ribavirina, y determinar la adherencia al tratamiento antiviraly la respuesta viral sobtenida (RVS). Material y métodos: Estudio observacional, descriptivo y retrospectivo realizado a partir de los datos recogidos durante el programa de dispensación ambulatoria de tratamiento antiviral. Se incluyó a todos los pacientes monoinfectados por el virus hepatitis C(VHC) que iniciaron tratamiento durante el 2010. El cribaje de los trastornos psiquiátricos se realizó mediante el Hospital Anxiety-Depression Scale (HADS) y el General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg) las semanas 0,4, 12, 24, 48 y 72. La adherencia se evaluó mediante el recuento de dispensaciones y de la medicación sobrante del paciente y la exposición al fármaco según la regla 80/80/80. La respuesta virológica se determinó por el médico responsable de acuerdo a las definiciones estándar. Resultados: Se incluyeron 76 pacientes, 19 (25%) de los cuales tenían antecedentes psiquiátricos. La incidencia de trastornos psiquiátricos fue del33% (n = 25). El pico de resultados anormales en los test fue en la semana12. El 43% alcanzó RVS, sin diferencias entre ambos grupos (p > 0,05). La adherencia (96,0% y 96,8%, p > 0,05) y RVS (39% y 52%, p > 0,05)fueron similares en ambos subgrupos con y sin trastornos. Conclusiones: Los trastornos psiquiátricos no tuvieron impacto en la adherencia y la RVS. El seguimiento multidisciplinar durante el tratamiento de la hepatitis C crónica (HCC) puede contribuir a la detección precoz y manejo de los trastornos psiquiátricos y a mejorar la atención integral del paciente


Purpose: We aimed to describe the incidence of psychiatric disorders in a cohort of HCV infected patients treated with interferon and ribavirin, and their impact on treatment adherence and viral response rate (SVR).Materials and methods: Retrospective analysis of a cohort of HCV patients visited at an outpatient pharmacy service (OPS). We included all adult patients monoinfected with HCV who had initiated treatment in 2010. Monitoring of psychiatric disorders was assessed at weeks 0, 4, 12, 24, 48, and72 through the self-administered questionnaires Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and General Health Questionnaire (Goldberg).Adherence to treatment was assessed by counting of drug dispensations and patient reporting and drug exposure with the 80/80/80 rule. Virologic response was determined by the physician according to standard definitions. Results: Among 76 included patients, 19 (25%) had a preexisting psychiatric disorder. The incidence of confirmed psychiatric disorders was 33% (n=25),with a peak of abnormal results in the tests by week 12. Overall, 43% of patients achieved an SVR. There were not significant differences between strictad herence and SVR in patients with or without medically confirmed disorders(96.0% vs 96,8%; p = NS) and SVR (39% vs 52%; p = NS], respectively. Conclusions: Psychiatric side effects had no effect on adherence to treatment nor on attainment of SVR. Multidisciplinary monitoring provided during the treatment of hepatitis C can contribute to early detection and man-agement of psychiatric disorders and to improve integrated patient care


Subject(s)
Humans , Ribavirin/therapeutic use , Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy , Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use , Anxiety/epidemiology , Depression/epidemiology , Comprehensive Health Care/organization & administration , Risk Factors , Patient Compliance/statistics & numerical data , Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data
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Rev Esp Enferm Dig ; 103(2): 56-61, 2011 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21366365

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: to assess persistence of sustained viral response at 5 years of follow-up in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. DESIGN: a descriptive study. PATIENTS: from August 2001 to May 2004, all patients treated at our center with pegylated interferon and ribavirin who achieved a sustained viral response were consecutively enrolled (93 patients). Demographic, histological, biochemical, and virological data were collected during treatment and 5 years after achievement of the sustained viral response. Eighty-six percent of patients enrolled (n = 80) attended the control visit at 5 years. RESULTS: mean age of enrolled patients was 41 years (standard deviation = 10 years), and 30.1% (n = 28) were women. Liver biopsy had been performed before treatment in 68.8% of patients (n = 64), showing no or mild fibrosis in 62.3% (F0 and F1) and significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in 37.7% (F ≥ 3). Genotype distribution was: 58.1% genotype 1 (n = 54); 8.6% genotype 2 (n = 8); 24.7% genotype 3 (n = 23); 7.5% genotype 4 (n = 7), and indeterminate in one patient. Only one patient experienced virological recurrence. All other patients had negative HCV RNA levels and, in the absence of other liver diseases, normal ALT levels. CONCLUSION: in patients treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin with sustained viral response, long-term recurrence rate was very low.


Subject(s)
Antiviral Agents/therapeutic use , Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy , Hepatitis C, Chronic/virology , Interferon-alpha/therapeutic use , Polyethylene Glycols/therapeutic use , Ribavirin/therapeutic use , Adult , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Hepatitis C, Chronic/pathology , Humans , Interferon alpha-2 , Liver/pathology , Liver Cirrhosis/pathology , Male , Middle Aged , RNA, Viral/analysis , Recombinant Proteins , Recurrence
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Rev. esp. enferm. dig ; 103(2): 56-61, feb. 2011. tab, ilus
Article in Spanish | IBECS | ID: ibc-85986

ABSTRACT

Objetivo: evaluar la persistencia de respuesta viral sostenida a los 5 años de seguimiento en pacientes con hepatitis crónica por virus C tratados con interferón pegilado y ribavirina. Diseño: estudio descriptivo. Pacientes: desde agosto de 2001 hasta mayo de 2004, se incluyeron de forma consecutiva todos los pacientes de nuestro centro tratados con interferón pegilado y ribavirina que alcanzaron respuesta viral sostenida (93 pacientes). Se recogieron datos demográficos, histológicos, bioquímicos y virológicos durante el tratamiento y a los 5 años de haber obtenido la respuesta viral sostenida. Se presentaron a la visita de control a los 5 años un 86% de los pacientes incluidos (n = 80). Resultados: los pacientes incluidos presentaron una edad media de 41 años (desviación estándar = 10 años); mujeres 30,1% (n = 28). En el 68,8% de los pacientes (n=64) se había realizado biopsia hepática previa al tratamiento, que mostraba ausencia de fibrosis o fibrosis leve en un 62,3% (F0 y F1) y fibrosis significativa o cirrosis en un 37,7% (F≥3). La distribución por genotipos fue: 58,1% genotipo 1 (n = 54); 8,6% genotipo 2 (n = 8); 24,7% genotipo 3 (n = 23); 7,5% genotipo 4 (n = 7) e indeterminado en un caso. Sólo uno de los pacientes presentó recurrencia virológica. El resto de pacientes presentaron niveles de ARN-VHC negativo y, en ausencia de otra hepatopatía, niveles de ALT normales. Conclusión: en pacientes tratados con interferón pegilado y ribavirina con respuesta viral sostenida la tasa de recurrencia a largo plazo es muy baja(AU)


Objective: to assess persistence of sustained viral response at 5 years of follow-up in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Design: a descriptive study. Patients: from August 2001 to May 2004, all patients treated at our center with pegylated interferon and ribavirin who achieved a sustained viral response were consecutively enrolled (93 patients). Demographic, histological, biochemical, and virological data were collected during treatment and 5 years after achievement of the sustained viral response. Eighty-six percent of patients enrolled (n = 80) attended the control visit at 5 years. Results: mean age of enrolled patients was 41 years (standard deviation = 10 years), and 30.1% (n = 28) were women. Liver biopsy had been performed before treatment in 68.8% of patients (n = 64), showing no or mild fibrosis in 62.3% (F0 and F1) and significant fibrosis and cirrhosis in 37.7% (F ≥ 3). Genotype distribution was: 58.1% genotype 1 (n = 54); 8.6% genotype 2 (n = 8); 24.7% genotype 3 (n = 23); 7.5% genotype 4 (n = 7), and indeterminate in one patient. Only one patient experienced virological recurrence. All other patients had negative HCV RNA levels and, in the absence of other liver diseases, normal ALT levels. Conclusion: in patients treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin with sustained viral response, long-term recurrence rate was very low(AU)


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Hepatitis C, Chronic/diagnosis , Hepatitis C, Chronic/therapy , Ribavirin/therapeutic use , Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic , Data Collection , 28599
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Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 29(1): 1-6, 2006 Jan.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16393622

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of cirrhosis. Recent studies have challenged the efficacy of nonabsorbable disaccharides and have reported that protein restriction may pose risks to patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. AIM: To determine the diagnostic and therapeutic practices of physicians treating patients with hepatic encephalopathy. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We designed a 20-item questionnaire, which was mailed to the members of the Spanish Society for the Study of the Liver. RESULTS: We received 128 questionnaires, completed by physicians with wide clinical experience. They reported that the most common precipitating factors in episodic encephalopathy were infections (22%), diuretics (21%), and gastrointestinal bleeding (21%). The usual treatment of episodic encephalopathy was administration of nonabsorbable disaccharides (90%) and protein restriction (52%). Patients with chronic encephalopathy were also usually treated with nonabsorbable disaccharides (94%) and protein restriction (40%). Fifty-nine percent of the hepatologists never carried out neurophysiologic or neuropsychologic assessment for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. CONCLUSION: Although their efficacy has been questioned, nonabsorbable disaccharides and protein restriction are the most commonly prescribed treatments for hepatic encephalopathy. Future studies are needed to assess the efficacy and risks of these treatments. Most hepatologists never assess minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis.


Subject(s)
Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnosis , Hepatic Encephalopathy/therapy , Practice Patterns, Physicians' , Diet, Protein-Restricted , Disaccharides/therapeutic use , Humans , Spain , Surveys and Questionnaires
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Gastroenterol. hepatol. (Ed. impr.) ; 29(1): 1-6, ene. 2006. tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-042938

ABSTRACT

Introducción: La encefalopatía hepática es una complicación frecuente de la cirrosis hepática. Estudios recientes han cuestionado la eficacia de los disacáridos no absorbibles y han señalado que la restricción proteica podría tener riesgos en pacientes con cirrosis y encefalopatía hepática. Objetivo: Conocer los hábitos diagnósticos y terapéuticos de los médicos que tratan a pacientes con encefalopatía hepática. Material y métodos: Se elaboró un cuestionario de 20 preguntas que se envió por correo a los miembros de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH). Resultados: Se recibieron 128 encuestas, completadas por médicos con larga experiencia. En referencia a la encefalopatía episódica, los encuestados consideraron que los factores precipitantes más frecuentes fueron las infecciones (22%), los diuréticos (21%) y la hemorragia digestiva (21%). El tratamiento habitual de la encefalopatía episódica consiste en la administración de disacáridos no absorbibles (90%) y en la restricción proteica (52%). La encefalopatía crónica también se trata habitualmente con disacáridos no absorbibles (94%), junto con restricción proteica (40%). Un 59% de los hepatólogos nunca realizan exploraciones neurofisiológicas o neuropsicológicas para el diagnóstico de la encefalopatía hepática mínima. Conclusión: A pesar de las dudas acerca de la eficacia de los disacáridos no absorbibles y de la restricción proteica, éstas son las medidas terapéuticas habituales en la encefalopatía hepática, lo que muestra la importancia de aclarar la eficacia y los riesgos de los disacáridos no absorbibles y de la restricción proteica. La mayoría de los hepatólogos no investigan nunca la encefalopatía hepática mínima en los pacientes con cirrosis hepática


Introduction: Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of cirrhosis. Recent studies have challenged the efficacy of nonabsorbable disaccharides and have reported that protein restriction may pose risks to patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. Aim: To determine the diagnostic and therapeutic practices of physicians treating patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Material and methods: We designed a 20-item questionnaire, which was mailed to the members of the Spanish Society for the Study of the Liver. Results: We received 128 questionnaires, completed by physicians with wide clinical experience. They reported that the most common precipitating factors in episodic encephalopathy were infections (22%), diuretics (21%), and gastrointestinal bleeding (21%). The usual treatment of episodic encephalopathy was administration of nonabsorbable disaccharides (90%) and protein restriction (52%). Patients with chronic encephalopathy were also usually treated with nonabsorbable disaccharides (94%) and protein restriction (40%). Fifty-nine percent of the hepatologists never carried out neurophysiologic or neuropsychologic assessment for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Conclusion: Although their efficacy has been questioned, nonabsorbable disaccharides and protein restriction are the most commonly prescribed treatments for hepatic encephalopathy. Future studies are needed to assess the efficacy and risks of these treatments. Most hepatologists never assess minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis


Subject(s)
Humans , Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnosis , Hepatic Encephalopathy/therapy , Practice Patterns, Physicians' , Diet, Protein-Restricted , Disaccharidases/therapeutic use , Surveys and Questionnaires , Spain
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Gastroenterol. hepatol. (Ed. impr.) ; 29(1): 1-6, ene. 2006. tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-042956

ABSTRACT

Introducción: La encefalopatía hepática es una complicación frecuente de la cirrosis hepática. Estudios recientes han cuestionado la eficacia de los disacáridos no absorbibles y han señalado que la restricción proteica podría tener riesgos en pacientes con cirrosis y encefalopatía hepática. Objetivo: Conocer los hábitos diagnósticos y terapéuticos de los médicos que tratan a pacientes con encefalopatía hepática. Material y métodos: Se elaboró un cuestionario de 20 preguntas que se envió por correo a los miembros de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH). Resultados: Se recibieron 128 encuestas, completadas por médicos con larga experiencia. En referencia a la encefalopatía episódica, los encuestados consideraron que los factores precipitantes más frecuentes fueron las infecciones (22%), los diuréticos (21%) y la hemorragia digestiva (21%). El tratamiento habitual de la encefalopatía episódica consiste en la administración de disacáridos no absorbibles (90%) y en la restricción proteica (52%). La encefalopatía crónica también se trata habitualmente con disacáridos no absorbibles (94%), junto con restricción proteica (40%). Un 59% de los hepatólogos nunca realizan exploraciones neurofisiológicas o neuropsicológicas para el diagnóstico de la encefalopatía hepática mínima. Conclusión: A pesar de las dudas acerca de la eficacia de los disacáridos no absorbibles y de la restricción proteica, éstas son las medidas terapéuticas habituales en la encefalopatía hepática, lo que muestra la importancia de aclarar la eficacia y los riesgos de los disacáridos no absorbibles y de la restricción proteica. La mayoría de los hepatólogos no investigan nunca la encefalopatía hepática mínima en los pacientes con cirrosis hepática


Introduction: Hepatic encephalopathy is a common complication of cirrhosis. Recent studies have challenged the efficacy of nonabsorbable disaccharides and have reported that protein restriction may pose risks to patients with cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy. Aim: To determine the diagnostic and therapeutic practices of physicians treating patients with hepatic encephalopathy. Material and methods: We designed a 20-item questionnaire, which was mailed to the members of the Spanish Society for the Study of the Liver. Results: We received 128 questionnaires, completed by physicians with wide clinical experience. They reported that the most common precipitating factors in episodic encephalopathy were infections (22%), diuretics (21%), and gastrointestinal bleeding (21%). The usual treatment of episodic encephalopathy was administration of nonabsorbable disaccharides (90%) and protein restriction (52%). Patients with chronic encephalopathy were also usually treated with nonabsorbable disaccharides (94%) and protein restriction (40%). Fifty-nine percent of the hepatologists never carried out neurophysiologic or neuropsychologic assessment for the diagnosis of minimal hepatic encephalopathy. Conclusion: Although their efficacy has been questioned, nonabsorbable disaccharides and protein restriction are the most commonly prescribed treatments for hepatic encephalopathy. Future studies are needed to assess the efficacy and risks of these treatments. Most hepatologists never assess minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis


Subject(s)
Humans , Hepatic Encephalopathy/diagnosis , Hepatic Encephalopathy/therapy , Practice Patterns, Physicians' , Diet, Protein-Restricted , Disaccharidases/therapeutic use , Surveys and Questionnaires , Spain
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