TITLE:
Donors’ Quality of Life after Live Liver Transplantation and Social Support: A Correlation Study
AUTHORS:
Yefeng Lu, Yan Yang, Yan Wang, Aiping Zhao, Longzhi Han, Xiaosong Chen, Jianjun Zhang, Qiang Xia
KEYWORDS:
Live Liver Transplantation, Quality of Life, Social Support, Correlation Study
JOURNAL NAME:
Health,
Vol.6 No.10,
April
2,
2014
ABSTRACT: Objective: Donors’ quality of life (QOL) and social support were investigated in this study. Method: The SF-36 scale and social support scale were used to survey the quality of life and social support of donors of live liver transplantation. Result: The PCS (Physical Correlated Score) is 84.78 ± 13.21, the MCS (Mental Correlated Score) is 80.71 ± 14.65, and the total score is 165.49 ± 22.63. The results show the significant difference at GH (General Health) & VT (Vitality) domain regarding the age, P