The elderly liver transplant recipients: anxiety, depression, fatigue and life satisfaction.
Z Gastroenterol
; 55(6): 557-563, 2017 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-28293918
ABSTRACT
Introduction Older patients are neglected in clinical trials and are likely to be excluded from liver transplantation (LT). The aim of this study was to assess fatigue, anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in elderly LT recipients. Methods Questionnaires were mailed to patients who underwent LT between 1993 and 2013. Three groups were created patients ≥â70, 60â-â69, and <â60 years old. Mental-health status, life satisfaction, and fatigue were assessed using, respectively, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Questions on Life Satisfaction (FLZ-M), and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI-20). Results In total, 276 eligible questionnaires (40.1â%) were received out of 689 patients with a history of LT. No age-related differences were found with regard to anxiety or depression in the study sample. Patients ≥â70 years old had significantly better life satisfaction in regards to income (pâ=â0.003) and work (pâ=â0.005) compared to patients <â60 years. The overall fatigue scores were the highest in patients <â60 years (52.7, SDâ=â15.8) and ≥â70 years (52.7, SDâ=â17.7) compared to patients 60â-â69 years old (48.2, SDâ=â17.3, pâ=â0.037). Discussion Advanced age alone should not be considered a contraindication for LT due to potentially poor quality of life outcomes.
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Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Transplante de Fígado
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Depressão
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Fadiga
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Doença Hepática Terminal
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Transplantados
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
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Article