title: [Influence of physical rehabilitation on quality of life after renal transplantation].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Aim of this study was to evaluate the role of physical rehabilitation to improve the quality of life (QOL) of people after kidney transplantation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analyzes the results of treatment of 57 recipients (mean age 35 +/- 9.65 years) donor kidney at different times of the postoperative period. Depending on the physical rehabilitation program allocated 3 groups of patients: group II--physical rehabilitation was carried out only in the first week after surgery to prevent early postoperative complications, in group I--during the year; in group III combined 30 relatively healthy people do not need an organ transplant and with a mean age 33.7 +/- 8.7 years, leading a normal life, not engaged in regular recreational physical culture. Quality of life was assessed using a questionnaire SF36 at 1, 3, 6 and a 12 months after surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One year after surgery in both groups compared with preoperative indicators marked improvement according to all scales of the questionnaire. However, in group I indicators of quality of life were higher than in group II from 11.4 to 19.7%, and even some items questionnaire SF-36 is higher than in group III which is associated with the physical rehabilitation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It has been shown that exercises is an important component of treatment and rehabilitation after kidney transplantation and help improve both the psychological and the physical component of quality of life.
authors.forename: T Iu
authors.initials: TIu
authors.lastname: Zhirnova
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Achkasov
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Tsirul'nikova
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Shilov
authors.forename: O B
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Dobrovol'skiĭ
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017567:Karnofsky Performance Status; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011184:Postoperative Period; D011788:Quality of Life; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018434:Sickness Impact Profile; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome