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ArticleLiver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society2016

Impaired physical function following pediatric LT.

Amy G Feldman, Katie Neighbors, Shubhra Mukherjee, Melanie Rak, James W Varni, Estella M Alonso

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Article in Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Amy G FeldmanPediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Digestive Health Institute, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO.
Katie NeighborsDepartment of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Shubhra MukherjeeDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Melanie RakDepartment of Pediatric and Adolescent Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
James W VarniDepartment of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX.
Estella M AlonsoDepartment of Pediatrics, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Lurie Children's Hospital · USShirley Ryan AbilityLab · USChildren's Hospital Colorado · USTexas A&M University · US

Funding

Studies of Pediatric Liver TransplantationU01DK061693 · NIDDK · THE EMMES COMPANY, LLC · PI LINDBLAD, ANNE S · 2004 to 2010
$5.8M
Functional Outcomes in Pediatric Liver TransplantationR01HD045694 · NICHD · LURIE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF CHICAGO · PI ALONSO, ESTELLA M. · 2005 to 2009
$2.2M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD045694NIDDK NIH HHS U01 DK061693
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to investigate the spectrum of physical function of pediatric liver transplantation (LT) recipients 12-24 months after LT. Review data were collected through the functional outcomes group, an ancillary study of the Studies of Pediatric Liver Transplantation registry. Patients were eligible if they had survived LT by 12-24 months. Children ≥ 8 years and parents completed the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™ 4.0 generic core scales, which includes 8 questions assessing physical function. Scores were compared to a matched healthy child population (n = 1658) and between survivors with optimal versus nonoptimal health. A total of 263 patients were included. Median age at transplant and survey was 4.8 years (interquartile range [IQR], 1.3-11.4 years) and 5.9 years (IQR, 2.6-13.1 years), respectively. The mean physical functioning score on child and parent reports were 81.2 ± 17.3 and 77.1 ± 23.7, respectively. Compared to a matched healthy population, transplant survivors and their parents reported lower physical function scores (P < 0.001); 32.9% of patients and 35.0% of parents reported a physical function score <75, which is > 1 standard deviation below the mean of a healthy population. Physical functioning scores were significantly higher in survivors with optimal health than those with nonoptimal health (P < 0.01). There was a significant relationship between emotional functioning and physical functioning scores for LT recipients (r = 0.69; P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, primary disease, height z score < -1.64 at longterm follow-up (LTF) visit,  > 4 days of hospitalization since LTF visit, and not being listed as status 1 were predictors of poor physical function. In conclusion, pediatric LT recipients 1-2 years after LT and their parents report lower physical function than a healthy population. Findings suggest practitioners need to routinely assess physical function, and the development of rehabilitation programs may be important.

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Health StatusQuality of LifeAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitalizationHumansInfantLiver DiseasesLiver TransplantationMaleMultivariate AnalysisRegistriesSurveys and Questionnaires

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