Emerging Perspectives in TransplantationRenal transplantationAssessment of the Changes in Health-related Quality of Life After Kidney Transplantation in a Cohort of 232 Thai Patients
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Materials and Methods
The study was descriptive retrospective research. Data were collected from patients who had undergone KT at Ramathibodi Hospital between 2005 and 2010 and returned home. The aims of the study were to investigate QoL of these patients before and after KT and to determine relationships between basic factors of gender, age, educational background, marital status, income, and QoL of patients after undergoing KT. The Thai version of the QoL scale of the World Health Organization was used to collect
Results
According to the study findings, 232 subjects participated in the study. Of these, 62.1% were male and 36.6% were female. Most subjects (87.7%) were adults between 33 and 60 years old. As regards income, most subjects (85.6%) had family incomes of 50,000 baht per month or less. Close to two-thirds (65.1%) were married and nearly half (45.5%) held a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
When considering overall QoL of subjects before KT, almost three-quarters, or 72.8%, had a moderate level of QoL,
Discussion
According to the study findings, the mean scores of overall QoL before and after KT were statistically significantly different. This meant that after KT, the QoL of patients improved with a statistical significance of P < .001. Such a finding was in congruence with the findings regarding QoL measured with the EQ5D and health status determined with the VAS. When considering each aspect of QoL, it could be seen that the scores for negative items of the physical aspects, the psychological aspect,
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