Quality of life of transplant recipients.

Abstract

During the last half-century, enormous progresses have been made in organ transplantations study and research. Due to successful treatments, organ transplantation has become one of the most important keys as a life-saving procedure many diseases hither to considered incurable. Clinical organ transplantation has been specified as one of the most gripping medical advances of the era as it provides a way of giving the gift of life to patients with terminal failure of vital organs, and requires participations of other fellow human beings and of society by donating organs from deceased or living individuals. Since the success rates are raising, the gaps between the demand for organ transplantation and the supply of donor organs are widening. Even though the state sectors are establishing the organ donation Center for Organ donation, the problems are still growing more intensely. Many researches show that patients both on waiting-listed and after transplantation are at risk of lower quality of life, high psychological disturbance especially depression. Effective l interventions to improve psychological function of the patients in these areas are still lacking.