Hepatitis C virus in hemophilia: Health-related quality of life after successful treatment in the sixth Hemophilia in the Netherlands study.
Cas J IsfordinkSamantha C GouwErna C van BalenShermarke HassanErik A M BeckersJohanna G van der BomMichiel CoppensJeroen C J EikenboomKathelijn FischerLouise HooimeijerFrank W G LeebeekFrits R RosendaalSaskia E M ScholsCees SmitLize F D van VulpenEveline P Mauser-BunschotenPublished in: Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis (2021)
Despite effective HCV treatment, HRQoL of HCV-cured persons with hemophilia is still lower than HRQoL of those never chronically HCV-infected on all RAND-36 domains. This implies that careful psychosocial follow-up and support are indicated.