ANALYSIS OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENT OF PATIENTS’ LIFE QUALITY AFTER LIVER TRANSPLANT SURGERY AS A JUSTIFICATION OF THEIR ADAPTATION TO FURTHER LIFE IN SOCIETY

Abstract

The paper analyzes the life quality of 34 patients who underwent liver transplantation using the SF-36 questionnaire. The results showed a statistically significant decrease in the self-esteem of the psychological component of the patients’ life quality who underwent surgery from one to three years ago compared to the first year after transplantation and subsequent periods. The self-esteem of the physical component of the patients’ life quality during this period was also reduced, but the statistical significance in this case has not been proven. To author’s mind the decrease in the psychological component of the recipients’ life quality during the period from one to three years after surgery is associated with their social adaptation to new conditions, which necessitates the including psychological support in the dynamic monitoring programs for this group of patients.