Effect of transition on QOL among Chinese children who underwent liver transplantation more than 5 years earlier†
Abstract
Objective
This study was conducted to test the effect of transition on the quality of life (QOL) among Chinese children who underwent liver transplantation more than 5 years earlier.
Methods
We delivered the pediatric quality of life inventory (PedsQL) 3.0 transplant module before and after “transition” intervention.
Results
In the first posttransition measurement (6 months after “transition”), the sections on “about my medicines I,” “my transplant and others,” “treatment anxiety,” “how do I look,” “communication,” and total score were significantly different from those of the pretransition stage (P < 0.05). However, there was no significance in the QOL in the second posttransition measurement (1 year after “transition”; P > 0.05).
Conclusions
The short-term effect of transition was definite, while the long-term effect needs further evidence.
© 2023 Ye-Feng Lu, Tao Zhou, Hui-Qin Xi, Qiang Xia, published by Shanxi Medical Periodical Press
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