Influencing factors of quality-of-life for donors undergoing pediatric living related liver transplantation:a qualitative approach / 中华器官移植杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the life experiences of donors undergoing pediatric living related liver transplantation and elucidate it 's the influencing factors of quality-of-life .Methods A qualitative study was performed with a phenomenological-hermeneutic approach .Twelve living related liver transplantation donors were face-to-face interviewed by a semi-structured interview and 7-step Colaizzi method was applied for data analysis .Results Four domains and 9 sub-domains were summarized as followsbody disturbance (pain ,discomfort & physical changes) ,sense of uncertainty (recipient-dependent sensitive ,self-doubt & confusion under family pressure ) ,role conflict (patient-carer & family-social) and contentment & gratitude (willing to sacrifice ,living in the present &benefiting from social funds ) .Conclusions The levels of quality-of-life vary greatly in different donors .Body disturbance ,sense of uncertainty ,role conflict ,contentment and gratitude are the major influencing factors of quality-of-life for donors undergoing pediatric living related transplantation .