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Changes in health-related quality of life in Greek adult patients 1 year after successful renal transplantation.

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2006

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Aikaterini Balaska, Panagiotis Moustafellos, Stavros Gourgiotis, Dimitrios Pistolas, E Hadjiyannakis, Vassilis Vougas, S. Drakopoulos
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Abstract

The SF-36 health survey is a validated and comprehensive instrument for evaluating renal transplant patients' HRQOL. Our data demonstrate an improvement in HRQOL in renal transplant patients from before to 1 year after successful RT. The data also confirm that the recipients' age at transplantation and the type of donor were important factors affecting the HRQOL.