Knowledge of liver fibrosis stage among adults with NAFLD/NASH improves adherence to lifestyle changes.
Patrizia Maria CarrieriAbbas MouradFabienne MarcellinAldo TrylesinskiJose Luis CallejaCamelia ProtopopescuJeffrey Victor LazarusPublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2022)
As fibrosis stage is becoming the main predictor of NAFLD progression, improving patient-provider communication-especially for people with obesity-about liver fibrosis stage, its associated risks and how to mitigate them, is needed. Training for healthcare professionals and promoting patient educational programmes to support behaviour changes should also be included in the liver health agenda.