Health-related behaviours and psychological distress were examined after kidney transplantation. Patients were evaluated at 1 month, 6 months and 1 year after transplantation. Participants completed the Healthy Behaviours Questionnaire and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. No significant differences in Healthy Behaviours Questionnaire's total score and psychological comorbidity were observed at three time points. However, there was an increase in drug-consumer habits ( p < 0.05) and a reduction in sedentary lifestyle ( p < 0.05) at 6 months and 1 year. Moreover, at 1 year, post-transplant had increased the harmful health habits ( p < 0.05). In regression analysis, anxiety symptoms were significant predictors of Healthy Behaviours Questionnaire change at a year post-transplantation.
Keywords: anxiety; depression; health behaviour; kidney; post-transplantation.