Vanessa Monteiro Mantovani1,2, Cristine Behrend Silveira3, Lidia Lucas Lima3, Letícia Orlandin2,4, Eneida Rejane Rabelo-Silva2,4,5, Maria Antonieta Moraes3. 1. Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Hospital São Lucas. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 2. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 3. Instituto de Cardiologia (IC-FUC). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 4. Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. 5. Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare the quality of life (QOL) between wait-listed patients and heart transplant recipients. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 56 adult patients at two institutions in Southern Brazil, 9(16%) wait-listed patients and 47(84%) transplant recipients. Data were collected from August to December 2012. QOL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), with scores ranging from zero to 100. RESULTS: There was statistically significant difference between the two groups in the overall QOL score (p=0.010) and in four dimensions. The mean rank was 16.9 in wait-listed patients and 30.7 in transplant recipients. Wait-listed patients presented the lowest for general health (9.1) and the highest scores for role-emotional (24.8). Transplant recipients obtained the highest scores for general health (32.2) and the lowest scores for bodily pain (29.1). CONCLUSIONS: Undergoing a transplant has a positive impact on the QOL of recipients compared to that of patients awaiting transplantation.
OBJECTIVES: To compare the quality of life (QOL) between wait-listed patients and heart transplant recipients. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 56 adult patients at two institutions in Southern Brazil, 9(16%) wait-listed patients and 47(84%) transplant recipients. Data were collected from August to December 2012. QOL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), with scores ranging from zero to 100. RESULTS: There was statistically significant difference between the two groups in the overall QOL score (p=0.010) and in four dimensions. The mean rank was 16.9 in wait-listed patients and 30.7 in transplant recipients. Wait-listed patients presented the lowest for general health (9.1) and the highest scores for role-emotional (24.8). Transplant recipients obtained the highest scores for general health (32.2) and the lowest scores for bodily pain (29.1). CONCLUSIONS: Undergoing a transplant has a positive impact on the QOL of recipients compared to that of patients awaiting transplantation.
Authors: Wágner do Nascimento Carvalho; Gustavo Dos Santos Alves Maria; Karla Cordeiro Gonçalves; Anna Letícia Miranda; Maria da Consolação Vieira Moreira Journal: Braz J Cardiovasc Surg Date: 2021-10-17