Open AccessINFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL REHABILITATION ON QUALITY OF LIFE AFTER RENAL TRANSPLANTATION
Author(s) -
T. Y. Zhirnova,
Т Ю Жирнова,
Е Е Ачкасов,
Е Е Ачкасов,
О. М. Цирульникова,
О. М. Цирульникова,
Е М Шилов,
Е М Шилов,
Oleg Dobrovolskiy,
О Б Добровольский
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskoj akademii medicinskih nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.122
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2414-3545
pISSN - 0869-6047
DOI - 10.15690/vramn.v69.i3-4.998
Subject(s) - rehabilitation , quality of life (healthcare) , medicine , physical therapy , transplantation , kidney transplantation , surgery , nursing
Background: Aim of this study was to evaluate the role of physical rehabilitation to improve the quality of life (QOL) of people after kidney transplantation. Patients and methods: Analyzes the results of treatment of 57 recipients (mean age 35±9,65 years) donor kidney at different times of the postoperative period. Depending on the physical rehabilitation program allocated 3 groups of patients: group II — physical rehabilitation was carried out only in the first week after surgery to prevent early postoperative complications, in group I — during the year; in group III combined 30 relatively healthy people do not need an organ transplant and with a mean age 33,7±8,7 years, leading a normal life, not engaged in regular recreational physical culture. Quality of life was assessed using a questionnaire SF36 at 1, 3, 6 and a 12 months after surgery. Results: One year after surgery in both groups compared with preoperative indicators marked improvement according to all scales of the questionnaire. However, in group I indicators of quality of life were higher than in group II from 11,4 to 19,7%, and even some items questionnaire SF-36 is higher than in group III which is associated with the physical rehabilitation. Conclusion: It has been shown that exercises is an important component of treatment and rehabilitation after kidney transplantation and help improve both the psychological and the physical component of quality of life.