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    Korean J Adult Nurs. 2016 Jun;28(3):279-287. Korean.
    Published online Jun 30, 2016.
    https://doi.org/10.7475/kjan.2016.28.3.279
    © 2016 Korean Society of Adult Nursing
    Original Article

    Factors Influencing the Quality of Life in Families of Patients with Liver Transplantation

    So Young Kim,1 and Yun Mi Lee2
      • 1Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea.
      • 2Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea.
    • Corresponding author: Lee, Yun Mi. Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Inje University, 75 Bokji-ro, Pusanjin-gu, Busan 614-735, Korea. Tel: +82-51-890-6933, Fax: +82-51-896-9840, Email: lym312@inje.ac.kr
    Received March 16, 2016; Revised June 07, 2016; Accepted June 22, 2016.

    This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

    Abstract

    Purpose

    The purpose of this study was to identify factors influencing a family's quality of life (QoL) when one member has a liver transplantation.

    Methods

    A total of 98 families were asked questions about characteristics, stress, social support and QoL. The instruments used for this study were the Stress Scale for Families of Liver Transplantation Recipients, the Personal Resources Questionnaire, the Korean version of QoL Simple Type Scale. Data were analyzed by t-test, ANOVA, Pearson's correlation coefficient and multiple regression.

    Results

    The mean scores of stress was 2.58±0.75 and of social support was 4.81±0.87. The mean of the QoL was 3.39±0.60. Quality of life had significant correlations with stress and social support. Using multiple regression analysis, the QoL was significantly influenced by social support, stress and monthly average household income.

    Conclusion

    The results suggest that social support, stress and income should be considered in developing the nursing interventions to improve the QoL of families of patients with liver transplantation.

    Keywords
    Liver transplantation; Family; Stress; Social support; Quality of life

    Tables

    Table 1
    General Characteristics of Families of Liver Transplantation Patients (N=98)

    Table 2
    Scores for Stress, Social Support and Quality of Life (N=98)

    Table 3
    Difference in Quality of Life according to Family's Characteristics (N=98)

    Table 4
    Correlation among Stress, Social Support and Quality of Life (N=98)

    Table 5
    Factors influencing the Quality of Life in Families of Liver Transplantation Patients (N=98)

    Notes

    This manuscript is a revision of the first author's master's thesis from Inje University.

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    MeSH Terms
    Family Characteristics
    Humans
    Liver Transplantation*
    Liver*
    Nursing
    Quality of Life*
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