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ArticleAnnals of transplantation2020

Sleep Quality and Psychosocial Factors in Liver Transplant Recipients at an Outpatient Follow-Up Clinic in China.

Xiao Zhu, Yingzi Ming, Jia Liu, Lifang Liu, Ke Cheng, Ping Mao

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Article in Annals of transplantation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Xiao ZhuResearch Center of Chinese Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland).
Yingzi MingResearch Center of Chinese Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland).
Jia LiuResearch Center of Chinese Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland).
Lifang LiuResearch Center of Chinese Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland).
Ke ChengResearch Center of Chinese Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland).
Ping MaoResearch Center of Chinese Health Ministry on Transplantation Medicine Engineering and Technology, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China (mainland).
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND Sleep disturbance is a common problem in liver transplant recipients, but few studies have confirmed the psychosocial factors associated with sleep quality in patients after liver transplantation. This study aimed to identify the psychosocial factors related to sleep quality among liver transplant patients during outpatient follow-up. MATERIAL AND METHODS A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in 124 liver transplant patients during outpatient follow-up. All participants completed a general demographic questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale (GAD-7), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and the perceived social support scale (PSSS). RESULTS The mean global PSQI score was 6.57 (SD, 4.28), which was significantly higher than the mean score for people with normal sleep quality; 50 (40.3%) recipients were classified as having poor sleep quality (PSQI >7). Among the self-reported sleep problems, 62 (50.0%) participants reported that they had to go to the bathroom at night, 58 (43.5%) woke up in the middle of the night or early morning, 84 (67.7%) reported depression symptoms, and 116 (93.5%) had low-level social support. The global PSQI score was positively correlated with anxiety and depression scores, while the global PSSS score was negatively correlated with anxiety and depression scores (p<0.01). Multiple linear regression analysis showed that the length of the post-liver transplant period, the type of residence, BMI, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms were important factors affecting sleep quality among liver transplant patients (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed high prevalence and incidence of poor sleep quality in liver transplant recipients in outpatient follow-up, with significant correlations with anxiety, depression, and social support, and it was affected by multiple factors. This indicates a need for further research on the follow-up results of sleep and the benefits of comprehensive interventions involving psychosocial factors in liver transplant recipients in China.

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SleepSocial SupportAdultAgedAnxietyCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceLiver TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalenceQuality of LifeRetrospective Studies

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