Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Caregivers’ Quality of Life

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The survival rate of pediatric patients undergoing liver transplantation has increased considerably. Despite this, the period after transplantation is still complex and poses several challenges to the recipient’s family, which is responsible for care management. Recently, more attention has been paid to the impact of this complex procedure on the quality of life of caregivers. Hence, this study is aimed at assessing the quality of life of caregivers of patients who have undergone liver transplantation and the aspects that influence it.

Methods

This was an observational and cross-sectional study. From November 2020 to January 2021, short-form-36 questionnaires and additional questions were given to the main caregivers of children and adolescents who underwent pedia

SUBMITTER: Bastos Tavares A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9679308 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature