Renal transplantation: outcomeKidney transplantion improves the muldimensional quality of life
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Patients and methods
The study included a cohort of 100 patients regularly followed after a previous kidney transplant. The patients had good courses with creatinine levels ≤2.5 mg/dL, without acute rejection of the kidney. They had not been diagnosed with mental disease or altered mental state from medications. The analysis included the total scores for domains, excluding the 12 patients who failed to completely fill in the questionnaire. All patients gave informed consent to participate in the study. The standard
Results
Patients of mean age of 36 ± 10.31 years and median of 35 years were predominantly male (60 men, 40 women). The mean posttransplant follow-up was 87 ± 61.6 months (median of 73 months). Married patients represented 62% with 51% completing basic schooling.
Transplant patients were satisfied/very satisfied with their general health condition in 90%, 76% felt reported a good capacity to perform daily activities, and 74% were satisfied with their capacity for work. Most patients (86%) were satisfied
Discussion
Although in kidney transplantation, there are not many quality-of-life studies using the multidimensional definition, most studies have shown that patients notice improvements in their global quality of life, especially physical function.2, 3, 4, 5 The data suggest that after transplantation patients recover a portion of the capacities that they had before the chronic kidney failure, because transplant allows a less restrictive diet, in most cases, a better use of time, and improved mobility.
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