THE QUALITY-OF-LIFE IN SUCCESSFUL LIVE-RELATED RENAL-ALLOGRAFT RECIPIENTS IN INDIA

Background. The high cost of maintenance of haemodialysis makes most p atients in India and elsewhere opt for a renal transplant The degree o f rehabilitation can best be assessed by evaluating the quality of lif e in successful recipients. Methods. We studied vocational rehabilitat ion, social relations, sexual and married life, psychological status a nd life satisfaction in 51 successful live-related renal allograft rec ipients using Schwab's depressive scale, Bigot's life satisfaction ind ex and the Kamofsky physical scare. Results. Eighty-four per cent of o ur patients had returned to their original jobs. Ninety-eight per cent of patients had a Kamofsky scale of 90-100 and 81% were reading a nor mal married life. Ninety-four per cent of them led an active social li fe. Conclusion. Successful live-related renal transplantation is assoc iated with a good quality of life and should be the treatment of choic e for patients with end-stage renal disease.