title: Quality of life in recipients before and after liver transplantation in Turkey.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Liver transplantation has become the treatment of choice for patients with end-stage liver disease. Most studies show a positive effect on quality of life after liver transplantation, but most studies are based on data from Western countries and little is known about quality of life in liver transplant recipients in Turkey or other developing countries.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To investigate liver transplant recipients' quality of life and factors affecting it, before and 3 months after transplantation in western Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive and comparative, with data collected prospectively.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two medical centers in Western Turkey.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty-five adult recipients of a liver transplant between May 15 and December 31,2007.
  
  
  METHODS
  Quality of life was measured by using the Nottingham Health Profile Turkish version, and sociodemographic and clinical data were collected from patients' records.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Scores on all subscales of the Nottingham Health Profile differed significantly from before to after liver transplantation. The differences between the mean scores for quality of life before and after transplantation varied significantly with the patients' sex and disease severity.
authors: Surgical Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Dokuz Eylul University, Inciralti, Turkey. yaprak.sarigol@deu.edu.tr
authors: Yaprak S
authors: YS
authors: Ordin
authors: Aklime
authors: A
authors: Dicle
authors: Sally
authors: S
authors: Wellard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058625:End Stage Liver Disease / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011788:Quality of Life; D014421:Turkey