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Background: Significantly lower quality of life in transplanted patients has been reported in the domains of physical functioning, pain and health. [1] Aims: Are there any statistically significant difference among patients after lung transplantation and the general population in: 1) intensity, nature and quality of the pain 2) degree of the pain which interferes with the performance of various activities. Method: A prospective trial was conducted from Apr to Aug 2017 on a sample of patients after lung transplantation(N=30) and individuals from the general population–control group(N=30), to determine presence of pain in patients after lung transplantation. Criteria for the selection of transplanted patients: monitored by our clinic, 18–65 years of life, criteria for the control group to suit a group of transplanted by: age, sex and education. We used the following measuring instruments: painDETECT, Brief Pain Inventory. Results: 1)There was a statistically significant difference in the nature of the pain between study and control group, but no significant difference in intensity and quality of pain. 2)Brief Pain Inventory equally has been perceived by study and control groups. Conclusion: Transplanted patients had presence of pain that was different in its nature, but degree of the pain which interferes with the performance of various activities does not show statistically significant differences between the study and control group. Perhaps it can be assumed due to the strict rules of the lifestyle after lung transplantation in these patients, but further research are needed. |
