Exploring quality of life among renal and liver transplant recipients
| Autor: | Salah AbuRuz, Sayyari Al Sayyari, Khalifah Al Thiab, Khalid Bin Saleh, Sultan Al Raddadi, Abdulkareem M. Al Bekairy, Nabil Khalidi, Amjad M. Qandil, Shmeylan Al Harbi, Khalid Abdullah, Rami Bustami, Abdulmalik M. Alkatheri, Abdulrahman Al Shaya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study medicine.medical_treatment Saudi Arabia MEDLINE Alternative medicine lcsh:Medicine Liver transplantation Young Adult Sex Factors Quality of life Surveys and Questionnaires Humans Medicine Young adult Intensive care medicine Kidney transplantation Research data business.industry lcsh:R General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Kidney Transplantation Transplant Recipients humanities Liver Transplantation Cross-Sectional Studies Socioeconomic Factors Quality of Life Educational Status Female business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Saudi Medicine, Vol 35, Iss 5, Pp 368-376 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 0975-4466 0256-4947 |
| DOI: | 10.5144/0256-4947.2015.368 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Despite the worldwide recognition of the importance of quality of life (QOL) assessment, research data on QOL for renal and liver transplant recipients are limited. The main objective of this study was to explore and compare QOL in renal and liver transplant patients. DESIGN AND SETTING: This cross-sectional study was conducted at at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Saudi Arabia. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Saudis 16 years of age or more who received liver or renal transplantation at least three months before the study participated. QOL was evaluated using the World Health Organization QOL instrument (WHOQOL-BREF). RESULTS: Renal and liver transplant patients were highly or moderately satisfied with most circumstances of life. Using data for subjects in all WHO centers, renal and liver transplant patients domain scores in this study were significantly higher in the psychological health domain, social relations and environmental domain (P |
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