At 5 to 10 years after heart transplantation, QOL remained positive and stable. Bio-psychosocial variables predicted satisfaction with overall QOL and health-related QOL. Understanding of these bio-psychosocial variables provides direction for the development of long-term therapeutic strategies after heart transplantation so that patients can have good post-transplant outcomes.
Corresponding author and reprint requests: Kathleen L. Grady, PhD, RN, APN, FAAN, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Cardiac Surgery, 201 East Huron Street, Chicago, Telephone: (312) Fax: (312) 695-3910. Publisher's Disclaimer: This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final citable form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Background-Researchers have not examined relationships between perception of physical functional disability and demographic, clinical, and psychological variables at 5-10 years after heart transplantation. Therefore, the purposes of this study were to describe physical functional disability over time and identify predictors of physical functional disability from 5 to 10 years after heart transplantation.
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