Anxiety, Depression and Emotional Profile in Renal Transplant Recipients and Healthy Subjects: A Comparative Study

Emotional self-efficacy and alexithymia may affect compliance, renal function and quality of life in kidney transplant recipients: Results from a preliminary cross-sectional study

“…It has been stated that patients affected by psychopathological conditions showed higher levels of alexithymia than control groups [6], but no studies investigated if alexithymia may affect compliance to immunosuppressive therapy. In previous studies, the patients with alexithymic characteristics showed higher levels of need for care than the no-alexithymic group [11,12] in accord to our results. In the present study, 59% of the patients showed absence of compliance similar to other studies.…”

“…It has been observed significant and positive correlations between emotional coping (measured as emotional expression and emotional processing) and compliance behaviors, in line with our sample of kidney transplant patients [2,3,5,6]. In previous studies on patients who had undergone an organ transplantation, alexithymia has often been related to psychosocial factors [11,12]. It has also been outlined that coping strategies may be associated with negative compliance among patients who have difficulty in processing emotion [11].…”

“…In previous studies on patients who had undergone an organ transplantation, alexithymia has often been related to psychosocial factors [11,12]. It has also been outlined that coping strategies may be associated with negative compliance among patients who have difficulty in processing emotion [11]. In a previous analysis on the same patients sample population, also some quantitative dimensions of attachment style has been indicated as a predictors of compliance perception and creatinine levels after transplantation [13].…”

Kidney Transplantation Is Superior to Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis in Terms of Cognitive Function, Anxiety, and Depression Symptoms in Chronic Kidney Disease

“…After transplantation, no significant differences were observed between transplant patients and control subjects in levels of anxiety and depression symptoms. Also, transplant patients scored significantly lower than control subjects in fear and anger scales and in general negative emotions [20]. In another study mood, anxiety, sleep patterns, and quality of life were found to be unaffected in transplant patients [14].…”

Prevalence and Modifiable Determinants of Non-Adherence in Adult Kidney Transplant Recipients in a German Sample

“…In contrast to depression, the relationship between anxiety and non-adherence is not clear (DiMatteo et al 2000), and is seldom investigated in renal transplant recipDeterminants of Non-Adherence ients (Pascazio et al 2010). Anxiety disorders are however widespread in patients with chronic physical diseases (Härter et al 2007) and anxiety may arise in dependence on perceived hopelessness and uncontrollability imposed by the underlying disease and vary from general restlessness to panic.…”