Korean J Transplant.  2022 Nov;36(Supple 1):S286. 10.4285/ATW2022.F-4262.

Donor’s quality of life after living donor liver transplantation and influencing factors in Mongolia

• Chogsom M
• Erdenebileg N
• Myagmarjav S
• Duger D

• KMID: 2535513
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4285/ATW2022.F-4262

Abstract

Background
Improving the quality of living liver donor’s postdonation is an important aspect of care quality. In addition, there are many factors that affect the quality of life. In Mongolia, evidence-based information on the quality of life of living donors is few. This study aims to propose the quality of life of living donors who donated organs for liver transplantation and influencing factors.
Methods
The study was conducted from February 10, 2018 to May 15, 2020 at the National Cancer Center using a descriptive study design. The quality of life of a liver transplant donor from a living donor was collected using the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey questionnaire.
Results
The study involved 63 donors aged 19 to 52 years. The mean age of the total donors was 31.0±7.1 years and 35 donors (55.6%) were male. The mean quality of life score of donors who underwent liver transplantation was 50.9±5.9. Of the partici-pants who underwent surgery, 39.7% were donors to parents and 9.5% were donors to unrelated recipients. In participants, 30.2% did not receive information, and 52.4% received information after decision making. In all donors, 85.0% did not make their own decisions. In donors, 50.8% made the decision to undergo surgery within 1 week. In liver transplant donors, 65.1% had symptoms after surgery.
Conclusions
The quality of life of a donor after live liver transplantation is relatively lower than that of the general population. The quality of life after surgery is influenced by the relationship between the donor and the recipient, the age of the donor, the pain after surgery, and the availability of information.