| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6246420 | Transplantation Proceedings | 2016 | 4 Pages |
â¢Quality of life (QOL) has become an important issue in kidney transplantation (KT).â¢QOL scores, including physical and mental scores, significantly improved after KT.â¢Renal function, baseline QOL score, and obesity influenced QOL scores after KT.
BackgroundAs patient and graft survival rates have been improving after kidney transplantation, health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) has become an important indicator of effective treatment. This study aimed to evaluate changes in HR-QOL after kidney transplantation.Materials and MethodsThe KoreaN cohort study for Outcome in patients With Kidney Transplantation (KNOW-KT) is a multicenter, observational, 9-year, cohort study. The HR-QOL of patients in the KNOW-KT study was assessed before transplantation and 2 years after transplantation using the Kidney Disease Quality of Life Short Form (KDQOL-SF) including chronic kidney disease targeted area and the Medical Outcome Study 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Multivariate linear regression was used to identify significant factors associated with follow-up QOL scores.ResultsA total of 175 patients from 8 centers were analyzed. All QOL scores including the total QOL score, chronic kidney disease targeted score, and SF-36Â at the 2-year follow-up were significantly increased compared to baseline values. Both physical and mental scale scores were improved after transplantation.ConclusionThe QOL scores for both the mental and physical scales were improved at 2 years after kidney transplantation. High glomerular filtration rate at 2 years, high baseline QOL score, and low body mass index were associated with good follow-up QOL scores. Kidney transplantation for an Asian population with end-stage renal disease can result in better QOL as well as better patient and graft survival.
