Perspectives on the Multidisciplinary Approach to Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatohepatitis: a Qualitative Study With Patients From the MASH-Cardiovascular Programme at Hospital de Sant Pau i la Santa Creu, Barcelona
The aim of this qualitative study is to explore and identify the expectations, perceptions, attitudes, needs, and knowledge related to the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) in patients diagnosed with this condition, before and after their participation in the MASH-Cardiovascular Programme at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona. The main research question is: What expectations, attitudes, needs, and perceptions do patients with MASH participating in the MASH-Cardiovascular Programme exhibit before and after the intervention? Participants will undergo two semi-structured interviews: one prior to, and one following, their involvement in the MASH-Cardiovascular Programme at Hospital de Sant Pau i la Santa Creu, Barcelona.
• Patients who voluntarily agree to participate in the MASH-Cardiovascular Programme.
• Patients followed in the outpatient hepatology/gastroenterology clinic at Hospital de Sant Pau with a diagnosis of MASH and fibrosis stage F2-F4.
• Patients aged between 18 and 75 years.
• Patients with a BMI ≥ 27 kg/m².
• Patients who consent to participate in the study-specific interviews.