Prospective study of objective physical activity and quality of life in living donor liver transplant recipients

Autor: Noboru Harada, Kiyoko Makimoto, Kanako Yakushiji, Kimie Fujita, Toru Ikegami, Tomoharu Yoshizumi, Maki Kanaoka, Rumi Tanaka, Satomi Tanaka
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Japan Journal of Nursing Science. 17
ISSN: 1742-7924
1742-7932
Popis: AIM The aims of this study were to: (a) describe the physical activity (PA) and quality of life (QOL) in living donor liver transplant (LDLT) recipients pre-operatively and at 3 months and 6 months post-operatively; (b) compare PA and QOL at 6 months post-operatively with a healthy control group; and (c) explore pre-operative factors that predict PA changes. METHODS Patients over 20 years of age who were undergoing LDLT were recruited. PA was measured based on the number of steps/day and time spent performing moderate-to-vigorous PA (MVPA) during 1 week using an accelerometer. QOL was assessed based on a physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component summary of the eight-item Short-Form Health Survey. The LDLT and healthy control groups were matched for age (±3 years) and gender. Pre-operative factors predicting a change in PA were calculated using a generalized linear mixed model. RESULTS Twenty-four patients completed the study. By 6 months post-LDLT, the MCS and PCS were comparable to those in the control group. The number of steps (3,887 steps/day) and MVPA (29.3 min/week) showed significant improvement by 6 months post-operatively, but remained much lower compared with those in the control group. The multivariate analysis showed that younger age (p
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