Psychosocial vulnerability predicts psychosocial outcome after an organ transplant: Results of a prospective study with lung, liver, and bone-marrow patients

Health-related quality of life in haematopoietic stem cell transplant survivors: a qualitative study on the role of psychosocial variables and response shifts

“…It has been proposed that the assessment of such variables prior to transplant would be valuable to ensure optimal care for this patient group [8] and to facilitate early interventions when necessary [9]. In their guide to psychosocial assessment prior to HSCT, Blume and Amylon [8] list an extensive number of variables for inclusion, but such an extensive psychosocial assessment, in addition to necessary physical assessments, would be time consuming and exhausting for patients.…”

Potrauminio Streso Sindromas Bei Kiti Psichikos Sveikatos Sutrikimai Ir Organų Transplantacija

“…Yra tyrimų, kuriuose nustatyta, kad per didelis nerimas susijęs su prastesne gyvenimo kokybe po transplantacijos [9], o pacientams, sergantiems psichinėmis ligomis, po transplantacijos pastebimas didesnis alografto atmetimo reakcijų [10] dažnis bei padidėjęs mirštamumas [11]. Taip pat nustatyta, kad pažeidžiamumo žymenys iki transplantacijos didina pablogėjusį psichosocialinį prisitaikymą bei žemą pasitenkinimą gyvenimu po operacijos [12].…”

Disease Targeted Measures of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease Before and After Liver Transplantation

“…Emotional support during the illness, before and after transplantation, both individually or in groups, can improve the emotional well being, HRQOL, survival, facilitate the adaptation and adherence of transplant candidates and transplant patients (Knott et al 2006;Quelhas & Steel, 2007). The goals of psychological intervention are to improve the QOL in patients with liver disease, facilitating their adaptation to the disease, accepting adaptive coping strategies and ultimately improving the patient's sense of self-control (Goetzmann et al, found in a sample of 69 patients, that almost half (47%) expressed the need for emotional support during the assessment for the procedure of liver transplantation (Goetzmann, 2007).…”