Abstract

PASSONI DOS SANTOS, Reginaldo  and  LAIS BRANDALIZE ROCHA, Daniele. Quality of life after kidney transplantation: review integrative. Enferm Nefrol [online]. 2014, vol.17, n.1, pp.51-58. ISSN 2255-3517.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S2254-28842014000100009.

We sought evidence available in the literature on improving the quality of life of patients after renal transplantation. It is an integrative review, conducted through search of articles indexed in the databases LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences), BDENF (Database of Nursing), SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) and PubMed. Inclusion criteria were: primary research, text in Portuguese, English or Spanish; published between the period January 2002 to December 2012. In general, transplantation significantly improves the quality of life of patients with CKD is prevalent improvement related to the physical domain. However, we found low scores regarding dimensions / domains on "social relationship", "environment", "degree of dependence" and "psychological aspects". It was confirmed that the transplant is responsible for the improvement in the quality of life of chronic renal patient post procedure, however, it is s more research needs to be done.

Keywords : quality of life; kidney transplantation; questionnaires; nursing.

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