SynthesisAmerican journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons2013
A thematic analysis of quality of life in lung transplant: the existing evidence and implications for future directions.
Synthesis in American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05309551 (The Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training Immediatley After Lung Transplantation), which is not on this map. Cited by 36 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training Immediatley After Lung Transplantation: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
36 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Psychological distress and self-psychological adjustment methods of lung transplant recipients: an overview of systematic reviews.BMC psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Health-related quality of life following lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis: A systematic review.Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2023Pooled it
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- Pattern and Predictors of Hospital Readmission During the First Year After Lung Transplantation.American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons · 2017Trial
- Development and psychometric properties of the Pulmonary-specific Quality-of-Life Scale in lung transplant patients.The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation · 2015Trial
- Feasibility and acceptability of a physical activity behavioural modification tele-coaching intervention in lung transplant recipients.Chronic respiratory diseaseTrial
- Physical Activity Status and Related Factors of Lung Transplant Patients Within One Year After Surgery: A Single-Center Observational Study.Canadian respiratory journal · 2026Observational
- Translation, cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Lung Transplant Quality of Life (LT-QOL) questionnaire for use in adult patients after lung transplantation into Portuguese Brazilian.Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2026Observational
- Health-Related Quality of Life After Pediatric Lung Transplantation.Pediatric pulmonology · 2025Observational
- Recovery of extracorporeal lungs using cross-circulation with injured recipient swine.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2024Article
- Factors associated with quality of life in patients receiving lung transplantation: a cross-sectional study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Expectations of patients awaiting lung transplantation: A qualitative study.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Top Ten Tips Palliative Care Clinicians Should Know About Solid Organ Transplantation.Journal of palliative medicine · 2022Article
- Patient-reported dyspnea and health predict waitlist mortality in patients waiting for lung transplantation in Japan.Respiratory research · 2021Article
- The Transplant Evaluation Rating Scale Predicts Clinical Outcomes 1 Year After Lung Transplantation: A Prospective Longitudinal Study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Patients' perspective of attending nursing consultations-A pilot and feasibility study.Nursing open · 2020Article
- The Improving Renal Outcomes Collaborative: Blood Pressure Measurement in Transplant Recipients.Pediatrics · 2020Article
- Multiday maintenance of extracorporeal lungs using cross-circulation with conscious swine.The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery · 2020Article
- Analysis of Optimal Health-Related Quality of Life Measures in Patients Waitlisted for Lung Transplantation.Canadian respiratory journal · 2020Article
- Characteristics, Trends, and Predictors of Specialty Palliative Care Utilization after Lung Transplantation.Journal of palliative medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
Health-related quality of life (HRQL) has been assessed in various lung transplantation (LT) investigations but never analyzed systematically across multiple studies. We addressed this knowledge gap through a systematic literature review. We searched the PubMed, CINAHL and PsychInfo databases for publications from January 1, 1983 to December 31, 2011. We performed a thematic analysis of published studies of HRQL in LT. Using a comparative, consensus-based approach, we identified themes that consistently emerged from the data, classifying each study according to primary and secondary thematic categories as well as by study design. Of 749 publications initially identified, 73 remained after exclusions. Seven core themes emerged: (1) Determinants of HRQL; (2) Psychosocial factors in HRQL; (3) Pre- and posttransplant HRQL comparisons; (4) Long-term longitudinal HRQL studies; (5) HRQL effects of therapies and interventions; (6) HRQL instrument validation and methodology; (7) HRQL prediction of clinical outcomes. Overall, LT significantly and substantially improves HRQL, predominantly in domains related to physical health and functioning. The existing literature demonstrates substantial heterogeneity in methodology and approach; relatively few studies assessed HRQL longitudinally within the same persons. Opportunity for future study lies in validating existing and potential novel HRQL instruments and further elucidating the determinants of HRQL through longitudinal multidimensional investigation.
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