Objective:To study the relations between the family functioning and health state of patients with chronic hepatitis B

in order to provide basis for the medical workers who will regulate the family functioning of the patients to improve the health of these patients.Methods:A questionnaire survey was undertaken among 120 patients with chronic hepatitis B by the way of Family APGAR and COOP/WONGA.The differences between the good functioning families and defective functioning families were compared.Results:46.7 percent of the patients had good functioning families

53.3 percent of them had defective functioning families.The differences between the good functioning families and defective functioning families in the total healthy state

emotion

social communication

daily activity

and pain

etc.had statistical significance(P<0.05).The family functioning had positive relation with the health state in patients with chronic hepatitis B(r=0.911

P<0.01).The adaptability

cooperation

growth

emotion

and intimation in Family APGAR questionnaire survey and ten items in COOP/WONGA had positive relations(r=0.703～0.933

P<0.05

P<0.01).Conclusion:The relations between the family functioning and the health state in patients with chronic hepatitis B have close relations.Medical workers should pay attention to the desirable effects of the good family functioning on patients with chronic hepatitis B in order to promote them recover.