Donor Quality of Life in Living Donor Liver Transplantation / 대한이식학회지
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
;
: 73-80, 2004.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-52756
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The safety of donors and the impact on quality of life (QOL) was the most important thing in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT).METHODS:
Questionnaires were sent to 50 donors who were followed up more than 4 months after LDLT from December 2001 to January 2003 (response rate 92.0%). The control group was selected the same number of the general public (n=42). The questionnaire consisted of donors characteristics, medical and psychosocial outcomes, and global QOL (KHP 1.0). Follow-up investigations were also performed at out patient clinic 1, 4, and 12 months after discharge.RESULTS:
The donors were more prevalent in male patient (63.0%) and most common in twenties (23.8%). The relations to the recipients were 17 offsprings (37.0%), 12 parents (26.1%), 6 spouses (13.0%), and et cetera. There was no perioperative transfusion, reoperation, and none of the donors died or has suffered life-threatening complications. Average length of hospital stay is 11.4+/-4.5 days. The mean recovery time was 1~3 months in a half of them. All donors resumed their predonation occupation or regular activity and felt no limitation. Most donors were satisfied with their donation (95.6%) and their current life (87.0%) after operation. The score of QOL examined by KHP 1.0 showed that physica role of donors were more restricted but emotional health was better than that of the general public.CONCLUSIONS:
Most donors in LDLT felt it to be good, but some limitation ofl their physical role despite of their physical recoveries. Donor follow-up needs to be emphasized and followed more systemically.
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Main subject:
Parents
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Quality of Life
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Reoperation
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Tissue Donors
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Follow-Up Studies
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Liver Transplantation
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Spouses
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Living Donors
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Length of Stay
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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