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Title: Quality of life in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients
Author: Isla Pera, Ma. Pilar (María Pilar)
Moncho Vasallo, Joaquín
Torras Rabasa, Alberto
Oppenheimer Salinas, Federico
Fernández-Cruz, Laureano
Ricart Brulles, Ma. José
Keywords: Qualitat de vida
Trasplantament renal
Quality of life
Kidney transplantation
Issue Date: Aug-2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Abstract: Currently, simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPK Tx) is the treatment of choice in selected patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) and terminal kidney failure (TRF). A functioning SPK transplant allows dialysis and insulin therapy to be discontinued and stabilizes or improves the complications of DM1. Nevertheless, to a greater or lesser degree, these complications (physical and psychological alterations, secondary effects of immunosuppressive therapy and the need for lifelong medication and medical follow-up) can persist after SPK Tx. Health professionals have mainly investigated the clinical features of transplant recipients. However, in the last few years, interest in analyzing perceived health and health-related quality of life (QoL) has increased. This latter concept includes the features of QoL most closely associated with a particular disease, its treatment and follow-up and therefore those elements most susceptible to modification by the health system. The general aim of this study was to measure health-related QoL in our population with SPK Tx and to determine whether there are significant differences between these patients and those with DM1 and TRF who continue to receive renal replacement therapy (RRT) and insulin therapy. More specific aims were to evaluate whether there are significant differences between the study groups and the means of the Spanish reference population in the distinct dimensions of a QoL questionnaire and whether other variables such as age, sex, years" duration of DM1, length of dialysis, and time since SPK Tx significantly affect health-related QoL.
Note: Versió preprint del document publicat a: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01054.x
It is part of: Clinical Transplantation, 2009, vol. 23, num. 5, p. 600-605
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/32888
Related resource: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1399-0012.2009.01054.x
ISSN: 0902-0063
Appears in Collections:Articles publicats en revistes (Infermeria de Salut Pública, Salut mental i Maternoinfantil)
Articles publicats en revistes (Medicina)

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