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CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
卷 20, 期 4, 页码 490-495出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0012.2006.00511.x
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work; disability; quality of life
Employment after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) indicates recipients' physical/psychosocial adjustment. Our aim was to determine clinical, socioeconomic and health-related quality of life parameters influencing employment after OLT. Questionnaire on demographics, medical conditions, alcohol and drug use before/after OLT, and a validated 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) were mailed to 126 adult OLT patients. Stepwise logistic regression was conducted to identify best predictors of post-OLT employment. Among non-retirees, 49% were employed after OLT. The predictors of employment were: employment status, income, disability status before OLT and Model of End Stage Liver Disease score. These variables had prediction rate of 82%. Individuals working during the five yr prior to OLT were likely to return to work (p < 0.0001), particularly those who held a job for > 6 months prior to OLT (p < 0.0001), income >$80 000 before OLT compared with <$30 000 (p = 0.036). Patients receiving Social Security Insurance (SSI) payment for >= 6 months prior to OLT, were less likely to work (p = 0.0005). Severity/duration of liver dysfunction prior to OLT did not correlate with employment. Sense of physical health was poorer in those employed after OLT than in unemployed (p = 0.0003). Socioeconomic factors were the most important predictors of post-OLT employment.
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