Quality of life and physical well-being after bone marrow transplantation in patients with acute leukaemia

Sheida Sodagar; Hassan Ahadi; Farhad Jomehri; Mehdi Rahgozar; Mohammad Jahani

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Quality of life and physical well-being after bone marrow transplantation in patients with acute leukaemia

Author(s):

Sheida Sodagar^1,*,

Hassan Ahadi¹,

Farhad Jomehri²,

Mehdi Rahgozar³,

Mohammad Jahani⁴

1Dept. of Psychology, School of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

2Dept. of Psychology, School of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Andorra

3Dept. of Biostatistics, School of Rehabilitation, University of Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran

4Dept. of Hematology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Journal of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences:Vol. 16, issue 8; e77272

Published online:Mar 29, 2013

Article type:Research Article

Received:Jan 02, 2012

Accepted:Jul 24, 2012

How to Cite:Sheida SodagarHassan AhadiFarhad JomehriMehdi RahgozarMohammad JahaniQuality of life and physical well-being after bone marrow transplantation in patients with acute leukaemia.J Kermanshah Univ Med Sci.16(8):e77272.

Abstract

Background: Leukaemia is a chronic disease with unknown cause whose treatment is included various stages such as bone marrow transplantation. Some research accredited the role of quality of life before transplantation in physical well-being after BMT. The purpose of the present research was to study the relation between quality of life dimensions and physical well-being of post-BMT in patients with acute leukaemia.

Methods: In this survey research, 58 patients with acute leukaemia (38 men and 20 women) between ages 18-45 years selected during 13 months via census procedure. Then, the subjects' quality of life was assessed before BMT and their physical well-being were assessed one, two and three months after-BMT. Quality of life and physical well-being after BMT were assessed using SF-36 questionnaire and CBC test. Data was analyzed using univariate and regression analysis.

Results: Results showed that some dimensions of quality of life (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, energy, social functioning and general health) can predict some dimensions of physical well-being after BMT in patients with acute leukaemia.

Conclusion: Attention to quality of life dimensions prior to BMT accompanying with other treatments appears to be critical for patients' physical well-being after BMT.

Keywords

Quality of life

physical well-being

acute leukaemia and bone marrow transplantation.

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