Objective To investigate quality of life and influencing factors of patients in different period after kidney transplantation (KT).Methods Three hundred and forty-five KT patients who were followed up in the kidney transplant clinic, The First AffiliatedHospital of USTC from July to November in 2019 were conducted questionnaire survey by the general information questionnaire, quali.ty of life scale, the fear of progression questionnaire, medical coping modes questionnaire, self-management scale-KT, gratitude ques. tionnaire, perceived social support scale, the impact of events scale-revised, distress thermometer, hospital anxiety depression scale. According to different period after KT (<1 year, 1-3 years, >3-5 years, >5 years), the different in quality of life and influencing factors were compared.Results A total of 323 valid questionnaires were collected. The physical component summary of quality of life was(49.83±7.72), and the mental momponent summary of quality of life was (49.54±9.43). The physical component summary and mentalmomponent summary in different postoperative time (<1 year, 1-3 years, >3-5 years, >5 years) showed dynamic changes [physical com. ponent summary: (50.16±7.39) vs. (49.65±7.62) vs. (53.11±6.88) vs. (44.25±8.39); mental momponent summary: (50.20±9.03) vs. (49.11±10.10) vs. (51.90±8.99) vs. (43.95±8.27), all P<0.05]. Age, monthly income, infection, and fear of progression were the factors ofthe physical component summary of quality of life in patients with KT (P<0.05). Gender, readmission, gratitude, psychological distress,coping style, social support, anxiety, depression, etc. were the factors of mental momponent summary of quality of life in patients withKT in different postoperative time (P<0.05).Conclusion The quality of life of patients with KT changes dynamically with the passageof time after surgery, and and the influencing factors of the quality of life at different postoperative time periods are also different includ.ing age, monthly income, gender, readmission, etc.. |