The Effects of Symptom Distress, Social Support, and Work Change on Liver Transplant Recipients / 대한이식학회지
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
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: 49-56, 2013.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-75317
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors influencing quality of life (QOL) in liver transplant recipients.METHODS:
The subjects of this study were 103 liver recipients who received their follow-up more than 3 months after liver transplantation at one general hospital in Seoul. A questionnaire survey was perfomed from September 1, 2012 to September 30, 2012. QOL and factors were evaluated using SF-36, Transplant Symptom Distress Scale and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support.RESULTS:
Symptom distress, work change after transplant, duration after transplant were significant factors influencing QOL (Cum R2=0.39, F=19.34, P<0.001). Symptom distress was the most important factors related QOL. There were significant differences in QOL according to general characteristics such as education (t=2.16, P=0.033), work change after transplant (t=3.67, P=0.000), duration after transplant (t=2.25, P=0.027), and economic status (t=3.08, P=0.027).CONCLUSIONS:
In conclusion, symptom distress had an influence on the QOL of liver transplant recipients. Thus, it is necessary to develop interventions for symptom distress to improve the QOL of liver transplant recipients.
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Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Follow-Up Studies
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Liver Transplantation
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Transplants
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Hospitals, General
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Liver
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Journal of the Korean Society for Transplantation
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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