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Comparação da qualidade de vida entre pacientes em lista de espera e pacientes submetidos a transplante cardíaco

2016; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL; Volume: 37; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/1983-1447.2016.04.53280

ISSN

1983-1447

Autores

Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani, Cristine Behrend Silveira, Lidia Lucas Lima, Letícia Orlandin, Eneida Rejane Rabelo, Maria Antonieta Moraes,

Tópico(s)

Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments

Resumo

To compare the quality of life (QOL) between wait-listed patients and heart transplant recipients.Cross-sectional study of 56 adult patients at two institutions in Southern Brazil, 9(16%) wait-listed patients and 47(84%) transplant recipients. Data were collected from August to December 2012. QOL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), with scores ranging from zero to 100.There was statistically significant difference between the two groups in the overall QOL score (p=0.010) and in four dimensions. The mean rank was 16.9 in wait-listed patients and 30.7 in transplant recipients. Wait-listed patients presented the lowest for general health (9.1) and the highest scores for role-emotional (24.8). Transplant recipients obtained the highest scores for general health (32.2) and the lowest scores for bodily pain (29.1).Undergoing a transplant has a positive impact on the QOL of recipients compared to that of patients awaiting transplantation.

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