• Department of Liver Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
LUOYan-li, Email: luoyl6@126.com
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Objective To explore the continuous care demands in liver transplant recipients and the influencing factors. Method From October to December 2013, 235 liver transplant recipients were investigated with self-designed questionnaire to learn their continuous care demands. Factors affecting demands for continuous care were analyzed with single factor Chi square analysis and binary logistic regression analysis. Results A total of 130 recipients (55.3%) needed continuous care. Single factor chi-square analysis showed that three factors including complications, re-hospitalization and time to get to the nearest medical organization were significant for continuous care demands (P<0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis showed that the longer the time spent by liver transplant recipients to reach the nearest medical organization was, the more they hoped for continuous care[OR=3.040, 95%CI (1.585, 5.829), P=0.001]; the patients with readmisson within one year after surgery hoped less continuous care[OR=0.515, 95%CI (0.292, 0.907), P=0.022]. Conclusions At present, acceptance degree for continuous care in the liver transplant recipients is quite high. In the continuous care research and practice, we should develop new models and tools to shorten the time and distance between nurses and patients so as to meet the individualized care demands of the patients and improve their quality of life.

Citation: RENQiu-ping, LUOYan-li. Continuous Care Demands in Liver Transplant Recipients and the Related Factors. West China Medical Journal, 2015, 30(9): 1720-1723. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20150492 Copy

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