quality of life and physical well-being after bone marrow transplantation in patients with acute leukaemia

background: leukaemia is a chronic disease with unknown cause whose treatment is included various stages such as bone marrow transplantation. some research accredited the role of quality of life before transplantation in physical well-being after bmt. the purpose of the present research was to study the relation between quality of life dimensions and physical well-being of post-bmt in patients with acute leukaemia. methods: in this survey research, 58 patients with acute leukaemia (38 men and 20 women) between ages 18-45 years selected during 13 months via census procedure. then, the subjects' quality of life was assessed before bmt and their physical well-being were assessed one, two and three months after-bmt. quality of life and physical well-being after bmt were assessed using sf-36 questionnaire and cbc test. data was analyzed using univariate and regression analysis. results: results showed that some dimensions of quality of life (physical functioning, role limitations due to physical health, energy, social functioning and general health) can predict some dimensions of physical well-being after bmt in patients with acute leukaemia. conclusion: attention to quality of life dimensions prior to bmt accompanying with other treatments appears to be critical for patients' physical well-being after bmt.