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Table 10 HBQOL questionnaire domain ranking results

From: A conceptual model for chronic hepatitis B and content validity of the Hepatitis B Quality of Life (HBQOL) instrument

HBQOL domain

Median rank*

Worrying about my health getting worse (anticipation anxiety)

2

The risk of passing my hepatitis B on to somebody else (transmissibility)

2

My mental health (psychological well-being)

3

Limitations to my lifestyle because of hepatitis B (vulnerability)

4

Feeling tired and exhausted (vitality)

5

Other people judging me because of hepatitis B (disease stigma)

6

Other domain suggested by patient: impact on working activities and time off to attend appointments

n/a

Other domain suggested by patient: confidence/ability

n/a

  1. HBQOL Hepatitis B Quality of Life, n/a not applicable
  2. *Patients were asked to rank the HBQOL domains on a scale of 1 (most relevant) to 6 (least relevant)