Does living liver donors' underestimation about surgical outcomes impact on their health-related quality of life after donation?: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In South Korea, the number of living-donor liver transplantations in 2019 was 1,188. Living liver donors (LLDs) undergo surgery and the postoperative recovery process for altruistic purposes. This study explored LLDs' unmet expectations about surgical outcomes and examined their impact on the donors' health-related quality of life (HRQOL).

Methods

This descriptive cross-sectional study utilized a self-reported survey. Data were collected at a university hospital in Seoul, South Korea. Among the 535 LLDs who underwent surgery for donation between January 2011 and March 2021, 124 participated in this study. The Korean version of the 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) was used to measure the HRQOL of LLDs. Unmet expectations regarding surgical outco

SUBMITTER: Lee YS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9594971 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature