Advanced Chronic Liver Disease Screening by Transient Elstography in Patients Hospitalised in a Psychiatric Unit

Conditions: Psychiatric Disorder, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Advanced Chronic Liver Disease, Liver Fibrosis

Sex: All

Ages: 18 Years – N/A

Phase: NA

Enrollment: 180

Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier

Summary

Scares data exists concerning the prevalence of chronic liver diseases in people with psychiatric disorders.There are still many barriers to screening and linkage to care for patients having somatic illness.Moreover follow-up of these patients may be difficult because of poor access to care, sometimes marginalization, and insufficient compliance with health programs.The aim of this study is to asses acceptability of of advanced chronic liver disease screening by transient elstography (Fibroscan ®) in patients hospitalised in a psychiatric unit.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion criteriaadults ≥18 yearshaving a psychiatric condition and hospitalized in a psychiatry unit of CHU Montpellier , Francepatients who lack capacity of consent if legal representative consentsinvoluntary psychiatric hospitalization, if consent is givenExclusion criterialack of written consentUnable to understand nature and objective of the methodologyPregnant or breast feeding womanNot affiliated with a French social security

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