Changes in Quality of Life after kidney transplantation and related factors

Objective: To identify changes on quality of life after the effectiveness of kidney transplantation and verify the influence of sociodemographic factors on quality of life. Methods: This is a descriptive study with study with longitudinal design. Data were collected in a private place, using the World Health Organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-bref) validated and culturally adapted to Brazilian Portuguese by WHOQOL-Group. Results: aged up to 35 years (50.8%), mean age 38.9 years (SD=12.9), married (60.3%), with children (51.8%). The sociodemographic factors did not influence these patients' perception of quality of life. The QoL improved significantly in all domains. The greatest change was observed in the general QoL, Physical Domain and Social Relationship Domain. The domain that showed less variation after transplantation was the Environment Domain. Conclusion: This study examined the impact of the effectiveness of kidney transplantation on quality of life quality of life of chronic disease patients. The results indicated that transplantation had a positive impact and changed the perception of these patients.