title: Effect of applying continuous care model on quality of life among kidney transplant patients: a randomized clinical trial.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of this study was to compare the effect of continuous care model with routine care on the quality of life among patients who receive a kidney transplant.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a randomized clinical trial, 90 kidney transplant patients were selected from 4 hospitals in Tehran, Iran, and were randomly assigned to 2 group. In the experimental group, continuous care model was applied for 3 months and the control group received routine care. The scale scores of the Kidney Transplant Questionnaire concerning quality of life were monthly compared between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 90 patients, 4 in the experimental and 8 in the control group were excluded from the study. Final analysis was performed on 41 in the experimental and 37 in the control groups. No significant difference was found between the two groups in terms of demographic variables. Although the quality of life scores increased in both groups, the mean scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group at 1, 2, and 3 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Continuous care model may improve the kidney transplant patients' quality of life.
authors.forename: Afsaneh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Raiesifar
authors.affiliation: Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. tayybi.ali@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tayebi
authors.forename: Soheil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Najafi Mehrii
authors.forename: Abbas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebadi
authors.forename: Behzad
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Einollahi
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tabibi
authors.forename: Parisa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bozorgzad
authors.forename: Azam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saii
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007492:Iran; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult