Abstract |
Recent progress in bone marrow transplantation (BMT) has dramatically improved the prognosis of otherwise fatal hematological diseases. These better results allow more and more patients to resume a normal life after a BMT. However, for some of them the quality of life is different after undergoing a BMT. In order to evaluate the changes that the patients have experienced in their lives, a questionnaire was sent to 90 adult patients. These patients were treated with a BMT between January 1984 and December 1989. Among the 49 answers received, 26 were from male patients and 23 from female patients. After the BMT, 65% felt that they resumed a normal life whereas 35% did not share this feeling. The lack of physical strength was the more often mentioned handicap. Following the BMT, 55% of the patients worked again after a mean time of 16 months. Among the working patients, 60% obtained satisfaction from their work. To the last question: "Based upon your experience, would you again choose to be treated with a BMT?" only one patient answered no. To conclude this survey, we showed that among the patients who answered the questionnaire a majority felt positive about the outcome of their BMT.
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Authors | J P Claisse, I Hirsch, E Gluckman |
Journal | Nouvelle revue francaise d'hematologie
(Nouv Rev Fr Hematol (1978))
Vol. 36 Suppl 1
Pg. S83-4
( 1994)
Germany |
PMID | 8177723
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adult
- Bone Marrow Transplantation
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Patient Satisfaction
- Quality of Life
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Transplantation, Homologous
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