Health-related quality of life of pediatric living donor liver transplantation donors who undergone donation surgery for 10 years

Abstract Objective: To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) donors. Methods: The EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D) was used to measure the QOL of donors. Results: One donor reported “a little problem” of mobility (MO), and 2 donors (9.1%) repor...

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Published inFrontiers of Nursing Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 81 - 83
Main Authors Lu, Ye-Feng, Gao, Lei-Qing, He, Kang, Xi, Hui-Qin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Department of Liver Surgery,Renji Hospital,School of Medicine,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200127,China%Nursing Department,Renji Hospital,School of Medicine,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,Shanghai 200127,China 01.03.2023
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donation surgery
donor
liver transplantation
pediatric
qol
donor
donation surgery
liver transplantation
pediatric
QOL
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Summary:Abstract Objective: To investigate the quality of life (QOL) of living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) donors. Methods: The EuroQol 5-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D) was used to measure the QOL of donors. Results: One donor reported “a little problem” of mobility (MO), and 2 donors (9.1%) reported “a little problem” of usual activities (UA). Moreover, there were 8 donors (36.4%) and 7 donors (31.8%) declaring “a little problem” of pain/discomfort (PD) and anxiety/depression (AD), respectively. And both dimensions have a donor reporting “moderate problem.” The mean visual analog scale (VAS) was 83.1 ± 12.4. Conclusions: Donors can gain a stable and preferable QOL after donation in both the short and long terms. ED-5D application in the field of liver transplant could be an effective choice in QOL studies.
ISSN:2544-8994
2095-7718
2544-8994
DOI:10.2478/fon-2023-0009