The Biopsychosocial and Educational Needs of patient With Hepatic Encephalopathy

Abstract

Hepatic encephalopathy is a syndrome observed in patients with cirrhosis. Hepatic encephalopathy is defined as a spectrum of neuropsychiatric abnormalities in patients with liver dysfunction, after exclusion of brain disease (Luo et al., 2015). Biopsychosocial is bio component of this theory examines aspects of biology that influence health. These might include things like brain changes, genetics, or functioning of components, things like thoughts, emotions, or behavior. The social component of the biopsychosocial (BPS) model examines social factors that might influence the health of individual, things like our interactions with others, our culture, or our economic status (Henwood, Derejko, couture & Padgett, 2015). This Study Aim to: Assess the biopsychosocio-educational needs of patient with hepatic encephalopathy.