Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) affects 170 million worldwide. Currently, around 30% of patients receiving interferon-alpha (IFN-α) treatment for HCV experience clinically significant depression. Effective and timely detection of depression is crucial to ensuring appropriate treatment and support. However, little is known about how clinical nurse specialists identify patients at risk of developing interferon-alpha-induced depression, and monitor those receiving antiviral treatment for the occurrence of depression.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1480-8 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Nursing Studies |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |