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Organ Transplantation Quality of Life

Organ Transplantation quality of life refers to the impact that the replacement of a diseased or failing organ with a functioning graft has on a recipient's physical, psychological, and social wellbeing. Transplantation, including kidney, liver, heart, and lung procedures, can substantially relieve the burden of org…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 6 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 18× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2576-9359 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Organ Transplantation quality of life refers to the impact that the replacement of a diseased or failing organ with a functioning graft has on a recipient's physical, psychological, and social wellbeing. Transplantation, including kidney, liver, heart, and lung procedures, can substantially relieve the burden of organ failure, restore physiological function, and improve patients' capacity for daily life, and patient-reported quality of life is now regarded as a key measure of transplant success alongside graft and patient survival. Outcomes in this domain are shaped by graft function, the risk and management of rejection, the side effects and long-term consequences of immunosuppressive therapy, post-transplant complications, and the persistence of symptoms such as chronic pain after procedures including lung transplantation. They are further influenced by the personalisation of immunosuppression guided by genetic markers, the use of imaging and biopsy to detect complications and monitor function, and the broader processes of donor evaluation and organ allocation. Living donation raises additional ethical, practical, and policy considerations, including donor health, protection, and the regulation of organ supply, all of which bear on both recipient and donor wellbeing. Research combines clinical follow-up, biomarker and imaging studies, and validated quality-of-life instruments to understand and improve the lived experience of transplant recipients, with the aim of optimising not only survival but also long-term health and function.

Research published in this journal

6 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 6 articles above have been cited 18 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Organ Transplantation (ISSN 2576-9359).

Journal editorial board
Francesca Diomede · Italy Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti · United Kingdom Karolina Golab · United States

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