Investigation of quality of life and its influencing factors of the patients after liver transplantation

VernacularTitle:肝移植受者生存质量及其影响因素研究
Author: Ying ZHOU ; Yuan LIAO ; Xiaoshun HE ; Xiling HU ; Lixia HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Liver transplantation; Recipient; Quality of life; Influencing factor
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(35):15-17
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the quality of life and its influencing factors in hver transplantation recipients in order to supply scientific reference for improving their life quality.Methods 33 patients with terminal liver diseases waiting for liver transplantation(the pre-operation group)and 102 patients 2 weeks after liver transplantation and outpatients for follow-up visits(the post-operation group)were conducted with SF-36,self-rating anxiety scale,self-rating depression scale,and social support questionnaire.Results Except for the scores of physiological function,emotional role,social function in SF-36.differences of scores of other factors were evident between the preand post-operation groups.Life quality of patients over 1 year after operation was better than those within 1 year. The influencing factors of QOL were subjective support and anxiety.Conclusions After liver transplantation,the patients' QOL evidently improves.Life quality of patients over 1 year after operation was better than those within 1 year.Patients' QOL is positively related to subjective support,negatively related to anxiety.