The evolution of chronic viral and non-viral hepatitis in children, and the response to therapy influence the quality of life and the outcome of these patients and tehir family.
Material and method: This study analyzes the quality of life in children with chronic liver disease, using the records of 45 patients hospitalised in the Hepatology Department of "Sf. Maria" Hospital of Children in Iaşi. Data were customised using Kindle questionnaire, measuring the scores for quality of life in children and adolescents with chronic disease. Patients with chronic viral and autoimmune hepatitis hospitalised in the clinic were interrogated during three months (May-July 2008). All ethical aspects of clinical research were aproved and no child was harmed during the study. The questionnaire for children with chronic viral hepatitis, mostly with B virus, had a good aplicability, being simple and easy to respond.
Results: The results showed a positive perception of the disease, probably because of the young age (under 17) and the fact that the liver disfunction was at low rates. The study of quality of life in children with chronic disease can be an efficient method for treatment efficiency evaluation.