title: [At-home self-care of patients of long-term survival after renal transplantation: a survey of current status].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the current status of at-home self-care implemented by patients with renal transplantation of long-term survival, so as to provide the patients with adequate professional advice and follow-up care after discharge from hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was conducted in 248 patients who survived for over 3 years with functioning transplanted kidneys by utilizing a self-designed questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The at-home self-care was generally not well practiced by the patients with apparent lack of self-care awareness and abilities. Though the current status problematic, the survey showed that 96.32% of the patients wished to be informed about self-care knowledge and skills.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The patients currently lack at-home self-care abilities and the medical staff should carefully design self-care plans tailored to the needs of individual patient to improve the survival of the patients and the transplanted kidneys as well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Renal Transplantation, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515.
authors.forename: Jing-Xin
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong-Mei
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Shi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000401:mortality*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012648:Self Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017741:Survivors