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Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 26(4): 234-44, 2003 Apr.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12681116

ABSTRACT

Instruments of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) help us to interpret the results of treatments and health interventions. In Spain there is no HRQOL instrument specifically designed for use in patients with liver disease or to measure the effect of interventions such as liver transplantation. The Liver Disease Quality of Life (LDQOL 1.0) questionnaire is an American instrument developed for use in these patients. The aim of this study was to produce an appropriate version of this questionnaire for use in Spain. Cultural adaptation was performed in 3 phases: a) modification for use in Spain of a Hispanic version of this questionnaire supplied by the original authors; b) back-translation to English of a new version of the questionnaire and comparison with the original version in English, and c) a pilot test in a small sample of patients. In the first phase consisting of revision of the Hispanic version, the changes were mainly linguistic due to cultural and idiomatic differences. The validated Spanish version of the SF-36 was directly incorporated and items that could be of interest to local investigators were added. Few changes were made in the second phase of the process: changes involved an item on the appearance of feces and another item on taking naps. In the final phase, various changes suggested by the patients were introduced. Before applying the new version of the LDQOL 1.0 in clinical studies in Spain, its psychometric properties (its reliability, validity and sensitivity to change) must be verified in a subsequent validation study.


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Liver Diseases/psychology , Quality of Life , Severity of Illness Index , Surveys and Questionnaires , Cross-Cultural Comparison , Cultural Characteristics , Humans , Language , Latin America , Patient Acceptance of Health Care , Pilot Projects , Reproducibility of Results , Sensitivity and Specificity , Spain
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Cir. Esp. (Ed. impr.) ; 70(4): 177-181, oct. 2001. tab
Article in Es | IBECS | ID: ibc-841

ABSTRACT

Objetivos. Describir y cuantificar las causas de muerte de nuestros pacientes e identificar su incidencia en los diversos períodos postrasplante. Pacientes y métodos. Durante el período de estudio, se realizaron 441 trasplantes hepáticos en 381 pacientes. Definimos como causa predisponente de fallecimiento aquella que pone al paciente en situación de riesgo de muerte, y causa inmediata la que precipita el fallecimiento. Definimos 3 períodos: mortalidad postoperatoria, temprana y tardía. Resultados. La mortalidad fue de 112 pacientes (29 por ciento). Los pacientes que fallecieron en período de mortalidad postoperatoria, temprana y tardía fueron 32 (30 por ciento), 13 (12 por ciento) y 65 (58 por ciento), respectivamente. Los tumores de novo (15 por ciento) y la recidiva viral (14 por ciento) fueron las causas predisponentes globales más frecuentes. Las infecciones (24 por ciento) y las complicaciones médicas (12 por ciento) fueron las causas inmediatas principales. En el período postoperatorio y temprano las causas más frecuentes fueron las complicaciones médicas y el rechazo ductopénico (4 por ciento), respectivamente; en cambio, en el período de mortalidad tardía lo fueron los tumores de novo (13 por ciento) y la recurrencia de hepatopatía por virus de la hepatitis C (13 por ciento). Conclusiones. La diferenciación entre causa predisponente e inmediata define con precisión la frecuencia de cada una de ellas. Los tumores de novo y la recurrencia de hepatopatía por virus de la hepatitis C son las causas más frecuentes de muerte global y tardía (AU)


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Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Female , Male , Middle Aged , Humans , Liver Transplantation/mortality , Liver Transplantation/methods , Postoperative Complications/mortality , Recurrence , Cause of Death , Liver Diseases/complications , Liver Diseases/diagnosis , Liver Diseases/mortality , Hepatitis C/complications , Hepatitis C/diagnosis , Hepatitis C/mortality , Immunosuppression Therapy/methods , Liver Neoplasms/surgery , Liver Neoplasms/complications , Liver Neoplasms/mortality , Fibrosis/surgery , Fibrosis/complications , Fibrosis/mortality , Cholestasis/surgery , Cholestasis/complications , Cholestasis/mortality , Venae Cavae/surgery , Venae Cavae/pathology , Venae Cavae/transplantation
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