@article{7563fb3160e04f9088d1c421021c7fd2,
title = "Impact of liver transplantation on quality of life: A longitudinal perspective",
abstract = "The impact of transplantation on quality of life in liver transplant recipients was studied in a longitudinal sample of 41 subjects. Quality of life was measured during the pretransplantation and posttransplantation phases of the transplant process. Quality of life improved significantly over time, except in the family domain. This study suggests that quality of life improves after a liver transplant despite the number and length of rehospitalizations. Satisfaction and importance of family remained high throughout the transplant phases. Of the demographic variables, only age and income correlated significantly with quality of life.",
author = "Geri LoBiondo-Wood and Laurel Williams and Wood, {R. Patrick} and Shaw, {Byers W.}",
note = "Funding Information: From the School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX; and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Geri LoBiondo-Wood, PhD, RN: Associate Professor, Univer-sit)/ of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX,{"} Laurel Williams, MS, RN: Senior Transplant Coordinator, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; R. Patrick Wood, MD: Associate Professor and Chief, Liver Transplant Program, University qf Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX,{"} Byers W. Shaw Jr., MD: Chairman and Musselman Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Supported by the Department of Surgery and College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE. Address reprint requests to Geri LoBiondo-Wood PhD, RN, Houston School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, 1100 Holcombe Blvd, Room 5.518, Houston, TX 77030. Copyright {\textcopyright} 1997 by W.B. Saunders Company 0897-1897/97/1001-000455.00/0",
year = "1997",
doi = "10.1016/S0897-1897(97)80056-0",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "10",
pages = "27--32",
journal = "Applied Nursing Research",
issn = "0897-1897",
publisher = "W.B. Saunders Ltd",
number = "1",
}