Health-State Utilities in Liver Cirrhosis: A Cross-sectional Study.

摘要: Objectives: Liver cirrhosis can change many aspects of life the patients and their family effects society. We aimed to study utility from point view patients, family, care takers find appropriate interventions, training counselling programmes support patients. Methods: In this cross-sectional with a goal-based sampling method, 66 individuals constructed 30 decompensated cirrhosis, 21 members, 15 were included. The data collected through face interview completing questionnaire consisted demographic information (age, gender, marital status, income), duration illness, assessment using techniques time trade, standard gamble, rating scale, willingness pay. Results: 52% participants men 48% women which 58 married, 4 single, divorced or widowed mean having 3.7 ± 1.4 years. scores three groups in all preference-based measures had significant differences (P < 0.05). Different patient research highest lowest gamble (0.55), pay (0.54), scale (0.25), (0.05), respectively. Conclusions: results currents suggested that status has most negative effect on lower rate than members caretakers. Keywords: Cirrhosis, Health-State, Family, Caretaker.