Quality of life of adolescent kidney transplant recipients.
J Pediatr
; 159(4): 670-5.e2, 2011 Oct.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21621222
OBJECTIVE: To elicit utility-based quality of life (QOL) of adolescent kidney transplant recipients. STUDY DESIGN: We measured QOL in adolescent transplant recipients by using a visual analog scale (VAS), and 2 utility-based QOL measures, the Health Utilities Index (HUI) Mark 2/3 (HUI2/3), and the time trade-off. Participants aged 11-19 years old were recruited from 5 transplantation centers in Australia. Mean scores were compared by using paired t tests, and linear multiple regression was used to define predictors for time trade-off QOL weights. RESULTS: Twenty-six adolescents participated in the study. On a scale with extremes of 0 (death) and 1 (full health), the participants had a mean (SD) time trade-off QOL weight of 0.99 ± 0.01 and HUI2/3 utility scores of 0.86 ± 0.16 and 0.85 ± 0.21, respectively. Time trade-off values were significantly higher than HUI Mark 2 values (P = .01) and HUI Mark 3 values (P = .02). From the HUI measure, decrements were observed in specific QOL domains, including vision, emotion (depression and anxiety), cognition, and pain. CONCLUSION: Adolescent kidney transplant recipients had consistent and high values for their current QOL, which suggests that they perceive themselves to be close to full health. However, adequate emotional and cognitive support may improve their overall QOL.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade de Vida
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Transplante de Rim
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos