The relationship between anxiety-depression status and psychosocial adjustments in the patients undergoing liver transplantation

The Relationship Between Anxiety and Intolerance of Uncertainty Levels in Individuals Who Received Liver Transplant: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study

“…In this research, 35.6% of the individuals with LT were exposed to various post-operative complications, particularly infections and hemorrhage, which might have contributed to their anxiety levels. On the other hand, even if LT was successfully performed, recipients can still experience psychiatric syndromes (Yıldız & Kılınç, 2018). In the posttransplant period, the recipients who have a strong feeling of guilt toward their donors, who cannot express their emotions, and who display ineffective (emotional) coping behaviors in order to suppress their inner conflicts can experience some situations named as paradoxical psychiatric syndrome (Fukunishi et al, 2001(Fukunishi et al, , 2002.…”

“…In the same study, it was determined that the post-transplant anxiety and depression symptoms observed in the patients were more prevalent in the first 2 years compared to the following years, and that psychiatric problems were mostly associated with immunosuppressive treatment (Annema et al, 2015). In a recent study carried out on individuals with LT, 28.9% of the individuals were identified to be under risk in terms of anxiety (Yıldız & Kılınç, 2018). According to the findings of another study, the most common psychiatric condition experienced by patients after LT was anxiety with 31.9% (Heo et al, 2018).…”

“…The following conditions were selected as the inclusion criteria for individuals who received LT participating in this study: (1) at least 18 years of age or older; (2) the individuals had to be open to communication (the absence of a physical or mental illness that may interfere with speech); and (3) LT surgery had to be at least 2 weeks and at most 3 years past (Yıldız & Kılınç, 2018). Individuals were excluded if they: (1) had an individual history of mental disease (anxiety, depression, psychosis, etc.…”

“…In most cases, the only treatment for end-stage liver disease is liver transplant (LT) (Yıldız & Kılınç, 2018). The developments in surgical methods in transplant and immunosuppressive treatments have led LT to be increasingly preferred (Dar et al, 2019).…”

“…Even if they have had a successful transplant, they have to cope with the changes in life and roles, the negative side effects of medicine, new potential complications (infection, organ rejection, social isolation etc.) (Craig et al, 2017; Rodrigue et al, 2011; Yıldız & Kılınç, 2018). Furthermore, steroid and/or immunosuppressive medications used in the post-transplant period can be linked to mental disorders (Corbett et al, 2013; Kanayama et al, 2008).…”