Abstract
Objective We employed the 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) and 6-minute walk distance (6MWD) to assess the quality of life (QoL) of donors after living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT). Methods This longitudinal prospective study had data collection via an interview and test or a mailed survey. Fifty-one liver LDLT donors underwent testing before and after donation using the SF-36 questionnaire and 6MWD. Results The physical component summary (PCS) of the SF-36 declined (P < .0001) and the mental component summary (MCS) increased significantly (P = .04) at 1 month after donation. The 6MWD declined significantly at 2 weeks after donation (P < .0001). After standardization, there was a high correlation between PCS and 6MWD (r 2 = 0.766). Conclusions Liver donation had a moderate impact on donor physical status, but enhanced mental status. Similar decreasing trends were observed in 6MWD and PCS. After donation, real physical performance predicted PCS but not MCS. © 2010 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3597-3599 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Transplantation Proceedings |
Volume | 42 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- adult
- article
- clinical assessment
- controlled study
- correlation analysis
- health survey
- human
- liver donor
- liver transplantation
- living donor
- living donor liver transplantation
- longitudinal study
- major clinical study
- mental component summary
- mental health
- named inventories, questionnaires and rating scales
- organ donor
- physical activity
- physical component summary
- physical performance
- postoperative period
- prediction
- preoperative period
- priority journal
- prospective study
- quality of life
- questionnaire
- Short Form 36
- six minute walk distance
- standardization
- walking
- Exercise Test
- Hepatectomy
- Humans
- Liver Transplantation
- Longitudinal Studies
- Physical Fitness
- Prospective Studies
- Quality of Life
- Questionnaires
- Taiwan
- Time Factors
- Tissue Donors
- Treatment Outcome