title: Comparison of quality of life between patients on the waiting list and heart transplant recipients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the quality of life (QOL) between wait-listed patients and heart transplant recipients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study of 56 adult patients at two institutions in Southern Brazil, 9(16%) wait-listed patients and 47(84%) transplant recipients. Data were collected from August to December 2012. QOL was assessed using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), with scores ranging from zero to 100.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was statistically significant difference between the two groups in the overall QOL score (p=0.010) and in four dimensions. The mean rank was 16.9 in wait-listed patients and 30.7 in transplant recipients. Wait-listed patients presented the lowest for general health (9.1) and the highest scores for role-emotional (24.8). Transplant recipients obtained the highest scores for general health (32.2) and the lowest scores for bodily pain (29.1).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Undergoing a transplant has a positive impact on the QOL of recipients compared to that of patients awaiting transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), Hospital São Lucas. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Vanessa Monteiro
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Mantovani
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia (IC-FUC). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Cristine Behrend
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Silveira
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia (IC-FUC). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lidia Lucas
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.|Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Letícia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Orlandin
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.|Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.|Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Escola de Enfermagem. Departamento de Enfermagem Médico-Cirúrgica. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eneida Rejane
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rabelo-Silva
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Cardiologia (IC-FUC). Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Antonieta
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moraes
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D014850:Waiting Lists