Health-related quality of life of liver transplant recipients: a single center experience.
Hepatogastroenterology
; 59(118): 1947-50, 2012 Sep.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22389272
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
To evaluate the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of liver transplant recipients and to identify risk factors influencing post-operative HRQOL.METHODOLOGY:
Adult patients who underwent primary liver transplantation from 2009 to 2010 were asked to complete a HRQOL survey at pre-operation and one year postoperatively. We compared the HRQOL of liver transplant recipients at pre-transplantation and one year postoperatively to the general population. Pre-transplant variables were analyzed to identify the risk factors influencing postoperative HRQOL.RESULTS:
Pre-transplant HRQOL was significantly lower than that of the general population and significantly improved at one year postoperatively. Multivariate analyses suggested hepatocellular carcinoma, pre-transplant hypertension and high model for end-stage liver disease score were independent risk factors for postoperative physical component summary (PCS); and higher education level, marital status and lower income level negatively impacted on the postoperative mental component summary (MCS).CONCLUSIONS:
Factors influencing postoperative HRQOL were identified in the present study. Transplant centers should pay more attention to patients with above-mentioned risk factors and strive to improve the HRQOL.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Transplante de Fígado
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Hepatopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hepatogastroenterology
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China