Health-related quality of life and associated factors in people undergoing liver transplantation ; Qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde e fatores associados em pessoas submetidas ao transplante hepático

Objective: To analyze the quality of life (QoL) and associated factors in people undergoing liver transplantation in southern Brazil. Methods: Exploratory cross-sectional study. The dependent variables were the QoL domains collected through the Short Form Quality of Life questionnaire–36. The independent variables were sex, age, marital status, education, income, employability, physical exercise, and years since transplantation, etiology and comorbidities. In the analysis, p<0.05 was considered. Results: The sample was made up of 226 people. The QoL domains that scored the most were Emotional Aspect, Social Aspect and Functional Capacity, and those that scored the least were Pain, Physical Aspect and Vitality. Being female was associated with lower scores in Functional Capacity, Vitality and Social Role. Lower income was associated with lower scores on the Emotional Aspect and being retired, the lowest score on Vitality. The number of comorbidities was negatively associated with the General State of Health and Vitality. Mental Health disease reduces the values of Vitality, Social Aspect, Emotional Aspect and Mental Health. Exercising after the transplant was associated with higher values for Pain, Physical Appearance, Functional Capacity, Vitality, Emotional Appearance and Mental Health. Conclusions: This sample presented a more satisfactory perception of the QoL Emotional and Social Aspect and Functional Capacity domains. Factors negatively related to the quality of life were being female, having an income of less than R$ 3.000, not working, number of comorbidities present at the time of the interview, and diagnosing a mental health illness, on the other hand, practicing physical exercise after the transplant was positively related. ; Objetivo: Analisar a qualidade de vida (QV) e os fatores associados em pessoas submetidas ao transplante hepático no Sul do Brasil. Métodos: Estudo exploratório, de caráter transversal. As variáveis dependentes foram os domínios de QV coletadas por meio do questionário Short ...