A Shamsaeefar, S Nikeghbalian, K Kazemi, S Gholami, M Sayadi, F Azadian, N Motazedian, S A Malek-Hosseini
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Abstract
Background: Probable effects of living donor liver transplantation on the wellbeing of the donor and psychological difficulties are necessary to be understood.
Objective: To assess the quality of life of living donors after liver donation.
Methods: 140 living donors who underwent hepatectomy between 2012 and July 2015 were enrolled in this study. Donors were asked to complete the Short Form 36-question Health Survey (SF-36) through face to face or by telephone interview.
Results: The mean±SD age of donors at transplantation was 32.1±7.3 years; 83 (59.3%) of donors were female. 134 (95.7%) were married. The mean±SD BMI was 23.8±3.5 (kg/m2). "Mother-to-child" was the most frequent relationship (n=79, 56.4%). 22 (15.7%) complications were reported by participants. The mean±SD score of Physical Component Summary and Mental Component Summary were 48.8±14.6 and 50.1±6.9, respectively.
Conclusion: Most living donors sustain a near average quality of life post-donation. It seems that living donation does not negatively affect the quality of life.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Organ Transplantation Medicine (IJOTM) is a quarterly peer-reviewed English-language journal that publishes high-quality basic sciences and clinical research on transplantation. The scope of the journal includes organ and tissue donation, procurement and preservation; surgical techniques, innovations, and novelties in all aspects of transplantation; genomics and immunobiology; immunosuppressive drugs and pharmacology relevant to transplantation; graft survival and prevention of graft dysfunction and failure; clinical trials and population analyses in the field of transplantation; transplant complications; cell and tissue transplantation; infection; post-transplant malignancies; sociological and ethical issues and xenotransplantation.