The effect on the quality of life the child and the parent of family function of children with organ transplantation

The Effect on the Quality of Life of the Child and the Parent of Family Function of Children with Organ Transplantation Aim: Purpose of the research was conducted to investigate the effect of family functions of children with organ transplants the child's and parent's quality of life. Material and Method: The research was carried out as a descriptive crosssectional study of 74 children from the outpatient clinics at İnönü University Liver Transplant Institute between 1 June 2017 and 24 January 2018. Data were collected using "Child Information Form", "Parent Information Form", "Quality of Life Scale for Children", "Quality of Life Scale" and "Family Assessment Scale". In the evaluation of the data, the Kruskal Wallis, correlation and student t test were used. Results: The average age of the children participating in the survey was 12.62 ± 2.87, while the average age of the parents was found as 37.55 ± 7.20. It was found that 91.9% of the children in the study had liver transplantation, 56.8% were male, 40.5% of the children had never been to school, 36.5% of children donated by their mother and 50% family relationships were adversely affected. The total scores of the children were found to be 47.28 ± 12.18 and the parental quality of life was 33.01 ± 18.23. It was found that the life quality of children with organ transplantation and that of psychosocial health were correlated positively with the quality of life of their parents. Negative correlations have been found between the psychosocial health field of children with organ transplantation and the quality of life of parents and their role in family functioning, emotional responsiveness, behavioral control, and improvement in areas of general functioning. Conclusion: It has been determined that the quality of life of the transferring children is low, that the quality of life of their parents is affected by the quality of life of their children and that their family functions are impaired. eywords: Organ Transplantation, Child, Parent, Quality of Life, Family Function