Identifying the determinants of health-related quality of life in children after heart transplant.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric heart transplant (PHT) recipients have impaired health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that is not fully explained by cardiac limitations. Environment is known to influence HRQOL in other chronic disease populations but is less understood in PHT. Understanding the determinants of HRQOL is a necessary step in identifying high-risk groups and designing actionable interventions.

Methods

This cross-sectional study includes 8- to 18-year heart transplant (HT) recipients and their families. Generalized estimating equations were used to evaluate the associations of individual characteristics (diagnosis, pulmonary capillary wedge pressure [PCWP], cardiac index [CI]), microenvironment (parent education level, financial security, parental stress [PSI], assessment

SUBMITTER: Edelson JB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12022506 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature