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Psychosocial challenges before and after organ transplantation

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: : This review addresses psychosocial challenges before and after solid organ transplantation. Stressors, corresponding psychosocial changes of the recipient, and psychological interventions in the different phases of the transplant process are described. Furthermore, important aspects of the preoperative psychosocial evaluation are presented with a special focus on living donors and patients with alcoholic liver disease. For the postoperative period, adherence, quality of life, and return to work are highlighted. Finally, research and clinical implications are presented. Keywords: adherence, alcoholic liver disease, evaluation, living donation, quality of life, return to work

Source: Transplant Research and Risk Management

DOI: 10.2147/trrm.s53107

Authors: Karl-Heinz Schulz, Sylvia Kroencke

Institutions: University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institut für Medizinische Psychologie

Language: English

Topic: Organ and Tissue Transplantation Research

Subfield: Transplantation

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,806