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These findings indicate that the experience of the transplant process may vary greatly from patient to patient, and that a considerable number of transplant recipients require psychosocial support, despite the majority of patients showing an unquestionable posttransplant improvement in psychosocial well-being.

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The MESI is a short, easy-to-use screening instrument for recording the subjective experiences and attitudes of patients after an organ transplant. Of clinical significance is the correlation with compliance. Patients with a scale score of > 15 in particular should be spoken to by their treating doctor with regard to their attitudes to and experiences of the immunosuppressants, as well as with regard to their compliance behaviour.

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