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Psychosocial Determinants of Quality of Life 6 Months After Transplantation: Longitudinal Prospective Study

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dc.contributor.authorTelles-Correia, D
dc.contributor.authorBarbosa, A
dc.contributor.authorMega, I
dc.contributor.authorMateus, E
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, E
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-10T16:44:05Z
dc.date.available2015-03-10T16:44:05Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: We sought to investigate the psychosocial determinants of quality of life at 6 months after transplantation. METHODS: A sample of liver transplant candidates (n = 60), composed of consecutive patients (25% with familial amyloid polyneuropathy [FAP]) attending outpatient clinics was assessed in the pretransplant period using the Neo Five Factor Inventory, Hospital Anxiety and depression Scale (HADS), Brief COPE, and SF-36, a quality-of-life, self-rating questionnaire. Six months after transplantation, these patients were assessed by means of the SF-36. RESULTS: Psychosocial predictors where found by means of multiple regression analysis. The physical component of quality of life at 6 months after transplantation was determined based upon coping strategies and physical quality of life in the pretransplant period (this model explained 32% of variance). The mental component at 6 months after transplantation was determined by depression in the pretransplant period and by clinical diagnoses of patients. Because FAP patients show a lower mental component of quality of life, this diagnosis explained 25% of the variance. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggested that coping strategies and depression measured in the pretransplant period are important determinants of quality of life at 6 months after liver transplantation.por
dc.identifier.citationTransplant Proc. 2009 Apr;41(3):898-900por
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/2032
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherElsevierpor
dc.subjectHCC CHBPTpor
dc.subjectAdaptation, Psychologicalpor
dc.subjectAmyloid Neuropathies, Familial/surgerypor
dc.subjectAnxiety/epidemiologypor
dc.subjectDepression/epidemiologypor
dc.subjectHumanspor
dc.subjectLiver Diseases/classificationpor
dc.subjectLiver Diseases/surgerypor
dc.subjectLiver Transplantation/physiologypor
dc.subjectLiver Transplantation/psychologypor
dc.subjectLongitudinal Studiespor
dc.subjectPersonalitypor
dc.subjectPsychologypor
dc.subjectQuality of Lifepor
dc.subjectQuestionnairespor
dc.subjectRegression Analysispor
dc.subjectRetrospective Studiespor
dc.titlePsychosocial Determinants of Quality of Life 6 Months After Transplantation: Longitudinal Prospective Studypor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage900por
oaire.citation.startPage898por
oaire.citation.titleTransplantation Proceedingspor
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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