查看更多>>摘要:AIM:To investigate health-related quality of life (HRQoL)and psychological outcomes in 256 adults who had undergone liver transplantation (LT).METHODS:A stratified random sampling method was used in this follow-up multicenter study to select a representative sample of recipients undergoing either living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) or deceased donor liver transplantation (DDLT).HRQoL was measured by using the Chinese version of Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36),and psychological outcomes by using the beck anxiety inventory (BAI)and the self-rating depression scale (SDS).Clinical and demographic data were collected from the records of the Chinese Liver Transplant Registry and via questionnaires.RESULTS:A total of 256 patients were sampled,including 66 (25.8%) receiving LDLT and 190 (74.2%)undergoing DDLT; 15 (5.9%) recipients had anxiety and four (1.6%) developed severe depression after the operation.Compared with LDLT recipients,DDLT patients had higher scores in general health (60.33± 16.97 vs 66.86 ± 18.42,P =0.012),role-physical (63.64 ± 42.55 vs 74.47 ± 36.46,P =0.048),roleemotional (61.11 ± 44.37 vs 78.95 ± 34.31,P =0.001),social functioning (78.60 ± 22.76 vs 88.16 ± 21.85,P =0.003),vitality (70.30 ± 15.76 vs 75.95 ± 16.40,P =0.016),mental health (65.88 ± 12.94 vs 71.85 ±15.45,P =0.005),physical component summary scale (PCS,60.07 ± 7.36 vs 62.58 ± 6.88,P =0.013) and mental component summary scale (MCS,52.65 ± 7.66vs 55.95 ± 10.14,P =0.016).Recipients > 45 years old at the time of transplant scored higher in vitality (77.33 ± 15.64 vs 72.52 ± 16.66,P =0.020),mental health (73.64 ± 15.06 vs 68.00 ± 14.65,P =0.003)and MCS (56.61 ± 10.00 vs 54.05 ± 9.30,P =0.037)than those aged ≤ 45 years.MCS was poorer in recipients with than in those without complications (52.92± 12.21 vs 56.06 ± 8.16,P =0.017).Regarding MCS (55.10 ± 9.66 vs 50.0 ± 10.0,P < 0.05) and PCS (61.93± 7.08 vs 50.0 ± 10.0,P < 0.05),recipients scored better than the Sichuan general and had improved overall QoL compared to patients with chronic diseases.MCS and PCS significantly correlated with scores of the BAI (P < 0.001) and the SDS (P < 0.001).CONCLUSION:Age > 45 years at time of transplant,DDLT,full-time working,no complications,anxiety and depression were possible factors influencing postoperative HRQoL in liver recipients.