Research Article

Effects of a Nursing Intervention Based on a Solution-Focused Approach on Renal Transplant Recipients’ Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life

Table 5

Comparison of scores of the QOL-RT at different time points between the two groups.

ItemsGroupBaseline1 month after surgery3 months after surgery6 months after surgeryFTimeFGroupFInteraction

Physiological functionIntervention19.40 ± 1.8321.43 ± 2.1923.27 ± 1.9525.59 ± 1.42284.2505.47712.789
Control19.35 ± 2.1320.05 ± 2.9421.79 ± 2.5624.20 ± 2.15
t0.0521.3741.4761.389
0.9120.0280.0080.002

Psychological functionIntervention20.48 ± 1.8123.35 ± 3.0025.00 ± 1.8824.94 ± 2.12155.6155.8216.677
Control20.41 ± 1.5921.64 ± 1.7523.52 ± 2.1225.62 ± 1.45
t0.0751.7041.4710.680
0.8550.0050.0030.107

Social functionIntervention32.78 ± 2.4239.40 ± 5.7243.86 ± 5.0546.89 ± 4.26202.0904.6542.217
Control32.47 ± 3.5737.08 ± 6.6740.52 ± 6.1544.17 ± 5.52
t0.3132.3173.3352.715
0.6650.1200.0150.023

TreatmentIntervention19.72 ± 1.6621.59 ± 1.7222.72 ± 1.6023.56 ± 1.84175.7255.2549.839
Control19.64 ± 1.6620.41 ± 2.0321.47 ± 1.6922.61 ± 1.84
t0.0831.1831.2590.950
0.8350.0100.0020.034

The overall quality of life dimensionIntervention19.67 ± 1.7020.75 ± 1.6222.16 ± 1.2823.21 ± 1.25115.2441.9621.900
Control19.67 ± 1.3820.29 ± 1.3821.55 ± 1.2122.67 ± 1.27
t0.0010.4630.6030.540
0.9980.2020.0460.076

QOL-RTIntervention112.08 ± 6.34126.54 ± 9.62137.02 ± 7.69144.89 ± 7.53572.1188.2837.886
Control111.55 ± 7.43119.50 ± 11.58128.8 ± 10.80138.61 ± 9.09
t0.5227.0418.1456.274
0.7510.0070.0000.002

Note.  < 0.05,  < 0.01.