Health-Related Quality of Life Before and After a Solid Organ Transplantation (Kidney, Liver, and Lung) of Four Catalonia Hospitals

Abstract Background The physical oral health and dental behaviour of patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT) has repeatedly been reported as insufficient. The objective of this systematic review was to detect whether the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of patients after SOT is reduced compared to that of healthy individuals. Methods A systematic literature search was performed by two independent individuals based on the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases by using the following search terms: “transplantation” AND “oral health-related quality of life”. The findings were checked to determine eligibility, whereby publication prior to 31 October 2020, examination of adult patients (age at least 18 years) with SOT, reporting of an OHRQoL outcome and full text in English language were the prerequisites for inclusion in the qualitative analysis. Quality appraisal of the included studies was performed using the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality methodology checklist. Results Seven of 25 studies that examined patients after kidney (3), heart (2), liver (1) and lung transplantation (1) were included. Four studies included healthy controls, and five studies included a cohort of patients before transplantation for comparison. Clinical oral health examinations were heterogeneous between groups. The majority of studies (5/7) applied the short form of the “Oral Health Impact Profile” (OHIP 14) to assess OHRQoL. The OHIP 14 values ranged between 1.7 and 8.9 across studies, indicating an unaffected or just slightly reduced OHRQoL. Only one study found better OHRQoL in patients after SOT compared to a group before SOT, and one study confirmed worse OHRQoL of SOT recipients compared to a healthy control. Only two studies revealed an association between OHRQoL and oral health parameters. Furthermore, two studies each found a relationship between OHRQoL and general health-related quality of life or disease-related parameters. Conclusions Patients after SOT show an unaffected or only slightly reduced OHRQoL, which was mainly independent of the insufficient oral status. This might indicate a shift in the perception threshold for oral diseases and conditions caused by the general health burden related to the SOT.

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Solid organ transplantation: Technical progress meets human dignity a review of the literature considering elderly patients’ health related quality of life following transplantation

Ageing Research Reviews ◽

10.1016/j.arr.2011.06.003 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 181-187 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Daniela Kniepeiss ◽

Doris Wagner ◽

Simon Pienaar ◽

Heinrich W. Thaler ◽

Christian Porubsky ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Technical Progress ◽

Solid Organ Transplantation ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Self‐reported physical activity and lack of association with health‐related quality of life in a pediatric solid‐organ transplant population

Pediatric Transplantation ◽

10.1111/petr.14093 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Samantha Lui ◽

Tatsuma Hind ◽

Erin Moon ◽

Astrid Souza ◽

Katherine Broad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Physical Activity ◽

Organ Transplant ◽

Solid Organ Transplant ◽

Solid Organ ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

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Quality of Life before and after Lung Transplantation in Patients with Emphysema versus other Indications

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.2001.89.3.707 ◽

2001 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 707-717 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

E. M. TenVergert ◽

K. M. Vermeulen ◽

A. Geertsma ◽

P. J. van Enckevort ◽

W. J. de Boer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Lung Transplantation ◽

Nottingham Health Profile ◽

Well Being ◽

Health Profile ◽

Health Related Quality ◽

Before And After ◽

Related Quality ◽

Health Related

Whether lung transplantation improves Health-related Quality of Life in patients with emphysema and other end-stage lung diseases before and after lung transplantation was examined. Berween 1992 and 1999, 23 patients with emphysema and 19 patients with other indications completed self-administered questionnaires before lung transplantation, and at 4, 7, 13, and 25 mo. after transplantation. The questionnaire included the Nottingham Health Profile, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, the Self-rating Depression Scale, the Index of Well-being, the self-report Karnofsky Index, and four respiratory-specific questions. Neither before nor after transplantation were significant differences found on most dimensions of Health-related Quality of Life between patients with emphysema and other indications. Before transplantation, both groups report major restrictions on the dimensions Energy and Mobility of the Nottingham Health Profile, low experienced well-being, depressive symptoms, and high dyspnea. About 4 mo. after transplantation, most Health-related Quality of Life measures improved significantly in both groups. These improvements were maintained in the following 21 mo.

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