Given improvements in post-transplant patient and graft survival, there is a growing need to focus on patient experience and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Though liver transplantation can be life-saving, it can also be associated with significant morbidity and complications. Patient HRQOL improves after transplantation, but it may not improve to that of age-matched cohorts. Understanding patient experience and the factors that contribute to it, including physical and psychological health, immunosuppression and medication adherence, return to employment or school, financial burden, and expectations, helps when thinking creatively about potential interventions to improve HRQOL.

鉴于移植后患者和移植物存活率的提高，越来越需要关注患者体验和健康相关的生活质量 (HRQOL)。尽管肝移植可以挽救生命，但它也可能导致严重的发病率和并发症。移植后患者的 HRQOL 有所改善，但可能无法改善至年龄匹配的队列。了解患者的经历及其影响因素，包括身体和心理健康、免疫抑制和药物依从性、重返工作或学校、经济负担和期望，有助于创造性地思考改善 HRQOL 的潜在干预措施。