Exploration of Fatigue, Uncertainty, Depression and Quality of Life in Heart Transplantation Recipients

NCT ID: NCT01182571

Last Updated: 2010-08-30

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

127 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-10-31

Study Completion Date

2009-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to explore the fatigue, uncertainty, depression and quality of life in heart transplant recipients, and associated factors of quality of life .

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study is to explore the symptom distress, fatigue, depression, uncertainty, and quality of life in heart transplant recipients, and associated factors of quality of life (QOL). The eligible patients are (1)who undergone heart transplantation were recruited from the Department of Cardiac Surgery, Nation Taiwan University Hospital,(2)18 year old or older. A set of questionnaire with the Transplant Symptom Frequency and Symptom Distress Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) , Fatigue Symptom Inventory (FSI), Mishel's Uncertainty Scale, and 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) were used to collected symptom distress, fatigue, depression, uncertainty, and QOL .

Conditions

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Heart Transplantation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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heart transplantation

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Clinical diagnosis of heart transplantation
* Adults 18 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

* The woman who are pregnant
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Principal Investigators

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Shiow-Ching Shun, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Taiwan University

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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200808050R

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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