The quality of life in successful live-related renal allograft recipients in India.
BACKGROUND
The high cost of maintenance of haemodialysis makes most patients in India and elsewhere opt for a renal transplant. The degree of rehabilitation can best be assessed by evaluating the quality of life in successful recipients.


METHODS
We studied vocational rehabilitation, social relations, sexual and married life, psychological status and life satisfaction in 51 successful live-related renal allograft recipients using Schwab's depressive scale, Bigot's life satisfaction index and the Kamofsky physical scale.


RESULTS
Eight-four per cent of our patients had returned to their original jobs. Ninety-eight per cent of patients had a Kamofsky scale of 90-100 and 81% were leading a normal married life. Ninety-four per cent of them led an active social life.


CONCLUSIONS
Successful live-related renal transplantation is associated with a good quality of life and should be the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage renal disease.
Rao
P N
PN
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Mehta
S N
SN
Guleria
S
S
Bhardwaj
M
M
Saxena
S
S
Khazanchi
R K
RK
Aggarwal
S
S
Tiwari
S C
SC
Dash
S C
SC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D014019:Tissue Donors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous